: Tokyo 2020, archery: Knew if he shot a nine I could win it – Atanu Das on shootoff versus Korea’s Oh #IndiaNEWS Indian archer Atanu Das on Thursday notched up one of the biggest wins of his career,

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Tokyo 2020, archery: Knew if he shot a nine I could win it – Atanu Das on shootoff versus Korea’s Oh #IndiaNEWS
Indian archer Atanu Das on Thursday notched up one of the biggest wins of his career, knocking out third-seeded Korean and 2012 Olympic champion Oh Jin Hyek at the Tokyo Olympics and said that the key was just keeping his focus. The dramatic finish saw both players tying three sets and win one each in an intense five-setter to force a shoot-off. Das showed amazing resilience as he bounced back from being 2-4 down after the first three to eventually edge out the 39-year-old Korean great with one arrow that mattered most.Tokyo 2020, archery: Atanu Das knocks out Korean third seed in thrilling shoot-off“It was a tense moment. I’ve faced shoot-offs before. I knew he was shooting first, and if he would shoot a nine, I could win it. I just tried to maintain my focus. It was a tense moment, a win or lose situation. So I just went for the win,â€? Das was quoted as saying by World Archery.#Tokyo2020 #ArcherySo what was going through Atanu Das’ mind before the shoot-off?Live:https://t.co/QPC8w3prgA pic.twitter.com/5VskoRxrjS— The Field (@thefield_in) July 29, 2021 Incidentally, as per PTI report, Das had beaten Oh earlier too in the shoot-off for a bronze medal in the Asian Championships in Bangkok in 2019. But dealing with the pressure...Read more

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