It was a disappointing morning for India as Olympic medalists dream archery were scattered with Atanu Daso Lost 4-6 to Japan Takaharu Furukawa, the silver winner in the 2012 edition, in a five-set men’s individual pre-quarterfinal bout in Tokyo on Saturday.
For Das, the last Indian archer standing at Yumenoshima Park, it was his second consecutive last-16 exit from the Games. At the Rio Games five years earlier, he lost by the same margin to the former Korean world champion. Lee Seunghyun.
Das appears to have done his best to defeat Korea’s Oho, the gold medalist of the London Olympics. Jin Haikou In a last-32 clash on Thursday, as the Kolkata archers put up a modest performance on Saturday.
He seemed to be looking for a divine intervention as he looked skyward after hitting nine with his last arrow in the deciding fifth set. However, that was not coming as Furukawa scored nine runs to win the set 27-26 to seal the match as well.
The 29-year-old lost the first set 25-27 with two 8 runs. He recovered in second and put up a score of 28 but his opponent matched him with arrows to tie the set.
Das scored his best in the third pursuit, scoring two 10’s and winning 28–27 to level the score 3–3, but set up another tie where both archers scored the same 9–10–9. did, took the game into the deciding fifth set.
Das said after the defeat, “I struggled a little today, but I tried my best.” Looking back on yet another unsuccessful Olympic campaign, the Arjuna awardee felt that “maybe we take the Olympics a little too seriously and forget to enjoy shooting.”
Das later apologized for his show by tweeting “Sorry India, I couldn’t bring glory to this Olympics.” He acknowledged that the archers had received full support before the Games, but still questioned the federation’s decision.
“Soon after the Olympics, you are called for a selection test. How is it that in the middle of a tournament you are asked to appear for a selection trial? Nobody listens to us, orders come from above.” On return the archers will report directly to Sonepat where they will take part in the selection trials for the World Championships on August 4-5.
For Das, the last Indian archer standing at Yumenoshima Park, it was his second consecutive last-16 exit from the Games. At the Rio Games five years earlier, he lost by the same margin to the former Korean world champion. Lee Seunghyun.
Das appears to have done his best to defeat Korea’s Oho, the gold medalist of the London Olympics. Jin Haikou In a last-32 clash on Thursday, as the Kolkata archers put up a modest performance on Saturday.
He seemed to be looking for a divine intervention as he looked skyward after hitting nine with his last arrow in the deciding fifth set. However, that was not coming as Furukawa scored nine runs to win the set 27-26 to seal the match as well.
The 29-year-old lost the first set 25-27 with two 8 runs. He recovered in second and put up a score of 28 but his opponent matched him with arrows to tie the set.
Das scored his best in the third pursuit, scoring two 10’s and winning 28–27 to level the score 3–3, but set up another tie where both archers scored the same 9–10–9. did, took the game into the deciding fifth set.
Das said after the defeat, “I struggled a little today, but I tried my best.” Looking back on yet another unsuccessful Olympic campaign, the Arjuna awardee felt that “maybe we take the Olympics a little too seriously and forget to enjoy shooting.”
Das later apologized for his show by tweeting “Sorry India, I couldn’t bring glory to this Olympics.” He acknowledged that the archers had received full support before the Games, but still questioned the federation’s decision.
“Soon after the Olympics, you are called for a selection test. How is it that in the middle of a tournament you are asked to appear for a selection trial? Nobody listens to us, orders come from above.” On return the archers will report directly to Sonepat where they will take part in the selection trials for the World Championships on August 4-5.
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