But he slipped to the 8-pointer red-ring as both the archers were locked 144-144 in the regulation five ends, consisting 15 arrows.

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In the ensuing shoot-off, the 39-year-old veteran, who made a quarter-final exit in the Tokyo Paralympics, held his nerve to shoot a perfect 10, while Ken managed an 8.

Rakesh will face the winner of Canada’s Kyle Tremblay and Austria’s Meier in the quarters.

Rakesh started on the backfoot with Ken pulling off a perfect first end shooting 30 out of 30, while the Indian dropped a point.

Rakesh bounced back to drill in three 10s, while Ken managed 28 to take a one-point lead.

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.

The Jammu man had won gold medal in individual and mixed team events of the Asian Para Championships last year. He also bagged the mixed team gold medal at the World Para Championships.

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