<p>Paris: World No 1 archer Rakesh Kumar overcame a blip to defeat Ken Swagumilang of Indonesia in the shoot-off and enter his successive Paralympics quarterfinals in the compound men open category here on Sunday.</p>.<p>In a battle between the top-two world ranked archers, Rakesh held his slender one-point lead and needed a 9-point to seal the issue in five ends.</p>.<p>But he slipped with an 8-pointer red-ring, leaving both the archers locked at 144-144 after regulation five ends comprising 15 arrows.</p>.<p>In the ensuing shootoff, the 39-year-old veteran, who made a quarterfinal exit in the Tokyo Paralympics, held his nerve to shoot a perfect 10, while Ken managed an 8.</p>.<p>Rakesh will face the winner of Canada's Kyle Tremblay and Austria's Meier in the quarters.</p>.Paris Paralympics 2024: Chinese players are not invincible, says para table tennis star Bhavina Patel.<p>Rakesh started on the backfoot with Ken pulling off a perfect first end shooting 30 out of 30, while the Indian dropped a point.</p>.<p>Rakesh bounced back to drill in three 10s, while Ken managed 28 to take a one-point lead.</p>.<p>The third and fourth ends saw both the archers dropping a point each as Rakesh maintained his slender lead before the slip-up in his final arrow of the designated five ends.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old from Jammu had won gold medal in individual and mixed team events of the Asian Para Championships last year.</p>.<p>He also won the mixed team gold medal at the World Para Championships.</p>.<p>Rakesh suffered a spinal cord injury and after recovering in 2009 he realised he would be wheelchair-bound for life, plunging him into depression and even thought of taking the extreme step.</p>.<p>His life took a new turn after meeting his archery coach Kuldeep Vedwan as the duo began their stint together at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in Katra.</p>.<p>In the open class, archers shoot from a sitting position at a distance of 50m at an 80cm five-ring target made up of the 10-6 point bands.</p>
<p>Paris: World No 1 archer Rakesh Kumar overcame a blip to defeat Ken Swagumilang of Indonesia in the shoot-off and enter his successive Paralympics quarterfinals in the compound men open category here on Sunday.</p>.<p>In a battle between the top-two world ranked archers, Rakesh held his slender one-point lead and needed a 9-point to seal the issue in five ends.</p>.<p>But he slipped with an 8-pointer red-ring, leaving both the archers locked at 144-144 after regulation five ends comprising 15 arrows.</p>.<p>In the ensuing shootoff, the 39-year-old veteran, who made a quarterfinal exit in the Tokyo Paralympics, held his nerve to shoot a perfect 10, while Ken managed an 8.</p>.<p>Rakesh will face the winner of Canada's Kyle Tremblay and Austria's Meier in the quarters.</p>.Paris Paralympics 2024: Chinese players are not invincible, says para table tennis star Bhavina Patel.<p>Rakesh started on the backfoot with Ken pulling off a perfect first end shooting 30 out of 30, while the Indian dropped a point.</p>.<p>Rakesh bounced back to drill in three 10s, while Ken managed 28 to take a one-point lead.</p>.<p>The third and fourth ends saw both the archers dropping a point each as Rakesh maintained his slender lead before the slip-up in his final arrow of the designated five ends.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old from Jammu had won gold medal in individual and mixed team events of the Asian Para Championships last year.</p>.<p>He also won the mixed team gold medal at the World Para Championships.</p>.<p>Rakesh suffered a spinal cord injury and after recovering in 2009 he realised he would be wheelchair-bound for life, plunging him into depression and even thought of taking the extreme step.</p>.<p>His life took a new turn after meeting his archery coach Kuldeep Vedwan as the duo began their stint together at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in Katra.</p>.<p>In the open class, archers shoot from a sitting position at a distance of 50m at an 80cm five-ring target made up of the 10-6 point bands.</p>