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Deepika Fourth in Qualifications of Tokyo Olympic Test Event

Former world number one Deepika Kumari finished at fourth rank in the women's recurve qualifying round at the Tokyo Olympic Games test event on Friday.

Harshita Sharma

Deepika shot 668 out of a possible 720 points at the 72-arrow 70-meter round to qualify for the knock out round while Atanu Das was positioned nineteenth in the men's area.

Deepika's impressive show enabled India to get the fourth rank in the mixed pair event at the Yumenoshima Archery Field which is hosting its first international competition.

The Indian pairing of Deepika and Atanu will presently take on thirteenth positioned Daniel Felipe Pineda and Ana Maria Rendon of Colombia in the first round of the 16-group draw.

Laishram Bombayla Devi and Komalika Bari were positioned eleventh and 48th separately in the women's segment, while Pravin Jadhav (30th) and Tarundeep Rai (52nd) in the men's segment were different Indians in the fray.

The test event will not have any team competitions.

131 competitors from 29 nations are taking an interest in the occasion which is being held at a similar setting that will be utilized the following summer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The week-long meet is totally shut to onlookers.

The event provides athletes, coaches, and staff the opportunity to see how things work before the quadrennial spectacle next year.

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