Question asked about breaking the pair with Atanu, if they were together, they would have brought medals
The competition of Indian players in the archery events of Tokyo Olympics is now over. Atanu Das went down to Japan’s Takaharu Furukawa 4-6 in the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, world number one Deepika Kumari had also lost to Sunun of South Korea in the quarterfinals. In doubles, Deepika and Praveen Jadhav had to face defeat on 24 July.
Let us tell you that the pair of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das was the favorite pair in mixed doubles before the start of Tokyo Olympics. But Atanu Das and Deepika did not pair up as they scored less than Praveen Jadhav in the ranking round of the event. Jadhav was ranked 31st and 35th in this Olympic event. The Indian Archery Management team decided to proceed on the basis of rankings. The management also overlooked the performance of the Paris World Cup and paired Praveen Jadhav and Dipika, which resulted in their quarter-final loss against Korea.
Now Deepika Kumari has opposed the decision of Archery Association of India. “Had you and Atanu participated in the Olympics, we would have won medals. My bonding and rapport with Atanu is the best,” he said. On the other hand, Atanu also challenged the management’s decision. He said, “I had hoped that playing with Deepika, I would have come back after winning medals for the country, but I am still confused as to why our pairing.” Broken I don’t know why this was done.
Deepika and Atanu got married in June last year. They were the first Indian couple to participate in the same Olympics. In mixed doubles also, Deepika came to cheer her husband. When Atanu had a match against Jin Hayek and Takaharu Furukawa, Deepika encouraged her husband.