Atanu Das in action in the round of 16 of the men's archery individual event at the Tokyo Olympics. A day after his world number one wife Deepika Kumari choked in the last-eight stage against eventual gold medallist An San of Korea, Atanu Das exited in the pre-quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. Das, who knocked out London Olympics gold medallist Oh Jin Hyek in the last-32, failed to overcome home favourite Takaharu Furukawa, a silver winner in the 2012 edition, and lost 4-6 in an intense five-setter. I tried but it’s okay I failed,” Das said after the loss. Looking forward to the World Championship and World Finals now,” Das concluded.

Source: Indian Express July 31, 2021 03:04 UTC