An Olympic medal in archery remained elusive for India.
A day after his world number one wife Deepika Kumari choked in the last-eight stage against eventual Gold medallist An San of Korea, Atanu Das exited in the pre-quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
Das, who knocked out London Olympics Gold medallist Oh Jin Hyek in the last-32, failed to overcome home favourite Takaharu Furukawa, a Silver winner in the 2012 edition, and lost 4-6 in an intense five-setter.
Returning to action a day after his stunning shoot-off win over the Korean heavyweight, Das had two loose arrows in the 8-ring in the first set that proved costly in the end, and Furukawa prevailed by just one point in the decider to seal a thrilling win.
“In the Olympics, every match is different, the situation, mindset, everything is different. I don’t want to compare (with the match against Oh). I tried but it’s okay I failed,” Das said after the loss.
“Maybe, I took too much tension, it’s a game we have to deal with. Next time, I will try harder.”