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India have been knocked out on the quarterfinal stage of the Asian Olympic qualifier event.
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- Last Updated:April 28, 2021, 14:57 IST
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National fencing squad’s hopes of incomes an Olympic Games quota place ended on the quarterfinal stage of the Asian Olympic qualifier event held in Tashkent.
“Since it was one final probability to make the reduce for the Olympics, the gamers wilted below stress. Instead of staying calm and enjoying their pure sport the fencers grew to become a bit error inclined that spoiled their possibilities,” a national level coach told IANS.
The two-day tournament, held last weekend, offered six quota places, including three in the women’s category for the Tokyo Olympics.
According to the coach, two fencers — Sunil Kumar and Radhia Avati — entered the quarterfinals of their respective events while other three bowed out in the first round.
“Sunil gave a good account of himself in the epee event. He was leading in his quarterfinal match, but lost three vital points in the closing stages of the tournament to bow out,” he stated.
Radhia too reached the quarterfinal stage within the ladies’s foil occasion. “We have been anticipating Karan Singh to attain the semis of males’s sabre occasion. But he too went out early within the Asian event,” said the national team coach.
The Asian Olympic qualifiers was the last chance for Indians to make the cut for the Olympics scheduled to start on July 23.
Last month, India’s Bhavani Devi had won the Olympics quota place in the sabre event in Italy. She is the only Indian fencer to have won a ticket for the Olympics.
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