Archer Deepika bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event

India's top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari Wednesday clinched a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event after going down to 18-year-old Korean An San in straight sets here.

Ranked fourth in the qualification round, Deepika found the going tough against the second seed, who produced fine shooting including a flawless third set to clinch the match 6-0 in her favour.

A double gold medallist at the recently-concluded fourth stage of the World Cup in Berlin, San took the first set narrowly when she pipped the Indian by one point.

The Korean then won won the second set 29-25, before three perfect 10s won her the gold.

"I was doing it perfectly but in the final I couldn't really catch up with my shooting," Deepika said after her loss in the final.

"Recently, I changed my technique. I'm catching up. That's why the different score," the 25-year-old said.

"I learnt a lot of things from here. I will improve. When I lose a match, I totally forget my shooting. I've to work on ..