Rakesh Kumar Advances to Round of 16 After Thrilling Win Over Aliou Drame in Men's Compound Archery Event at Paris Paralympics 2024
In a rain-hit event, Rakesh Kumar held his nerves to overcome Aliou Drame’s late surge. Hardly missing the target, Rakesh Kumar won the round of 32 match with a 136-131 scoreline.
Never dropping below 26 out of 30 points, Rakesh Kumar delivered a perfect performance to overcome Sengal’s Aliou Drame. Rakesh Kumar hit multiple ‘bulls-eye’ to compensate an occasional mishits and advanced to the next round. The heavy rain halted the match for a while but Rakesh Kumar maintained his concentration and won the round. Avani Lekhara Wins Gold Medal, Mona Agarwal Clinches Bronze At Paris Paralympics 2024 In Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 As India Open Account on Medals Tally.
Rakesh Kumar Advances to Round of 16
RAKESH KUMAR INTO THE ROUND OF 16
The World No 1 Rakesh Kumar defeated Aliou Drame 🇸🇳 136-131 in R32 of Men's Individual
Compound Open
It was raining so heavily and Kumar kept his calm to shoot well to win the match #Paris2024 #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/RZJdTb1pCz
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