Indian para archer Harvinder Singh (Twitter)
Harvinder Singh gained India’s first medal within the Paralympic Games archery competitors, India’s third medal of the day and thirteenth of the Tokyo Paralympics.
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India’s Harvinder Singh gained a bronze medal within the Men’s Individual Recurve Open on the Paralympic Games right here on Friday, beating South Korea’s Kin Min Su 6-5 in a shootout on the Yumenoshima Final Field.
Harvinder, who had completed twenty first within the rating spherical, gained three elimination duels on Friday earlier than his storming run was halted by Kevin Mather of the United State within the semi-finals.
This is India’s first medal within the Paralympic Games archery competitors and likewise India’s third medal of the day and thirteenth of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
In the bronze medal match, Harvinder began by profitable the primary set 26-24 however the Korean got here again to degree scores 2-2 by taking the second set 29-27.
In the third set, Harvinder tallied a rating of 28 with two 10s whereas Kim managed 25. Leading 4-2, Harvinder needed to win the following to seal the medal however they shared one level every as each managed a rating of 25 every within the fourth set.
In the fifth set, Harvinder scored 26 and Kim edged him by one level to take the duel into the shoot-out.
In the shootout, Kim shot an 8 and Harvinder a ten, the Indian profitable his first Paralympic Games bronze medal.
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