Tokyo Olympics: Atanu Das stunned two-time Olympic gold medallist Oh Jin-Hyek, moves to round of 16 (VIDEO)

Tokyo: Archer Atanu Das stunned South Korean Olympic champion Oh Jin-Hyek 6-5 to move into the men’s individual round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics here on Thursday.

Despite the windy conditions which created problems for the archers, Atanu Das shot a 10 in the shoot-off to beat his Korean rival after earlier defeating Olympic silver medalist Yu-Cheng Deng of Chinese Taipei 6-4, in the round of 64.

.@ArcherAtanu of #IND wins 6-5 in a sensational shoot-off against #KOR's London 2012 Olympic champion Oh Jinhyek in Men's #Archery 1/16 Eliminations #Tokyo2020 | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #BestOfTokyo pic.twitter.com/pu5EjgtC89

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 29, 2021

Now Atanu Das and his wife Deepika Kumari, are the only remaining Indian archers at Tokyo 2020. Deepika Kumari had earlier progressed to the women’s individual round of 16. (UNI)