11 August,2016 08:27 AM IST | | PTI
Experienced Indian archer Laishram Bombayla Devi advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve competition after defeating Chinese Taipei's Lin Shih-Chia at the Rio Olympics here yesterday
Indian archer Bombayla Devi Laishram takes aim during the individual recurve competition at Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Pic/AP
Rio de Janeiro: Experienced Indian archer Laishram Bombayla Devi advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve competition after defeating Chinese Taipei's Lin Shih-Chia at the Rio Olympics here yesterday.
Indian archer Bombayla Devi Laishram takes aim during the individual recurve competition at Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Pic/AP
Playing in her third Olympics, the 31-year-old, who finished 24th in the ranking round, dished out a dominating show to get the better off Lin 6-2, in the 1/16 elimination here.
Earlier in the 1/32 elimination round, the Indian had rallied her way to beat Austria's Laurence Baldauff 6-2. Bombayla outclassed Lin 27-24, 27-24, 26-27, 28-26 to reach the pre-quarterfinals.
Up against Lin, who had already clinched a bronze medal in the women's team event, Bombayla started with a 10 and then hit 8 and 9 to total 27 as against 24 (8, 7, 9) of her opponent.
The Indian scored 8, 9, 10 against Lin's hat-trick of 8s to clinch the second set. In the third set, the Chinese Taipei girl hit the bull's eye twice even as Bombayla came up with a 7 and 9 in the first two shots.
In the final shot, the Indian hit a 10 but that was not enough to win the set.
In the fourth set, Bombayla once again produced a perfect score of 10 and then hit 9 twice against Lin's 7, 9, 10 to seal the issue in her favour.
