Ken swagumilang

Paris Paralympics: World No.1 para-archer Rakesh Kumar narrowly missed the men's individual compound open bronze medal in the ongoing Paris Paralympics after losing to China's He Zihao 147-146 at Invalides on Sunday.

Rakesh had a perfect start in the match as he hit perfect 30 in the opening round followed by 29 and 29 in the next two rounds. He took a slender two-point lead over his Chinese opponent until the fourth round. Zihao bounced back in the final two rounds with perfect 30s while Rakesh could only manage 28 and 30 to lose the bronze by one point.

Earlier, Rakesh faced a 143-145 defeat against Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist and top-seed An Xinliang of China in the semifinal. He had secured back-to-back shoot-off victories, earning a spot in his first-ever Paralympics semifinals.