August 12, 2016 7:38 PM

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Indian archers draw a blank at Rio Olympics

Indian archers drew a blank at the Rio Olympic Games after Atanu Das let slip crucial chances in his men's individual recurve pre-quarterfinal to bow out of contention and draw curtains on the country's campaign in the sport today.Shooting amid heavy rain, Atanu went down 4-6 to WorldNo.8 Lee Seung-Yun, who had already helped South Korea win the team gold at the event.It was not a bad performance by the Indian but he did seem to lose his nerve on a couple of occasions and missed out on capitalising on positions of strength.The two matched arrow for arrow and were level in first three sets. Lee won the fourth set gaining two points advantage. India, thus, ended yet another medal-less campaign inarchery at the Games as Laishram Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari and Laxmirani Majhi have already bowed out of contention after losing in both the women's team and individual events.

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