For the Indian archers - Deepika Kumari and L Bombayla Devi , it was the end of the road.
India's campaign in women's archery came to an abrupt end with the elimination of Deepika and Bombayla at the pre-quarterfinal stage of the eliminations.
Both Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi crashed out after being found wanting in pressure-cooker atmosphere.
Deepika Kumari , the young exponent from Jharkhand who was in her second Games, and third-time Olympian Bombayla Devi were knocked out without putting up much of a fight in their respective pre-quarterfinal elimination matches
Deepika was up against World No.2 Tan Ya-Ting of Chinese Taipei, and was blanked 0-6 -- losing in straight sets -- while Bombayla lost 2-6 to World No.18 Alejandra Valencia of Mexico, after winning the second set.
Both the archers were guilty of letting their nerves get the better of them.
The slender hopes in archery now rests on the less fancied Atanu Das, who is in the pre-quarters of the men's event
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