Tokyo Paralympics, archery: Rakesh Kumar finishes third, Vivek Chikara 10th in ranking round

Indian compound archer Rakesh Kumar shot a career-best 699 points out of a possible 720 to grab the third place in the ranking round of the men’s open section of the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.

In the men’s recurve open category, 2019 Asian Para Championship winner Vivek Chikara finished tenth while Shyam Sundar Swami finished 21st. Both the Indians were seeded straight into the second round in the draw of 64.

World No 22 Jyoti Baliyan, the only Indian female archer to have qualified, secured a 15th place ranking in the compound open event.