And that hard-core following certainly helped Das on Thursday as he defeated London Olympic champion Oh Jin-hyek from South Korea in the individual elimination rounds. Kumari yelled to her husband, a lone voice of support in the stand where a dozen Korean staff and team members tried to urge Oh to victory. World number one Kumari is also a real medal prospect for India after advancing to the round of eight in the women's individual event. They did not team up for the mixed team competition, though, with Kumari and Pravin Jadhav losing to South Korea in the quarter-finals. Das will next meet Takaharu Furukawa of Japan on Saturday for a place in the quarter-finals of the individual competition.

Source: The Star July 29, 2021 05:15 UTC