Indian archer Atanu Das hit the bull’s eye in a one-arrow shoot-off to knock two-time Olympic champion Oh Jin Hyek out of the Tokyo Olympics and storm into the pre-quarterfinals on Thursday.
It was the greatest win in the career of 29-year-old India number one Das, who was snubbed by the team think tank and lost his place to rookie Pravin Jadhav in the mixed team on day one of the competition. Notably, Jadhav had a dream debut, defeating World no 2 Bazarzhapov before losing out to hot favorite Ellison.
Hyek Oh had won the individual gold medal in London in 2012 and was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the ongoing Tokyo Games. He was also part of the bronze-winning team at the 2012 Olympics.
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