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The troika of world number three Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari, who had made a shock second round exit in the final Olympic Qualifier on Sunday, accumulated 1986 points to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals.
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Overall, men's recurve team qualified as the eighth seed with 1981 points. In the last-16 they will face the winners of Mexico and the Czech Republic. Earlier, Deepika was back in her elements after Sunday's debacle as she led by two points against her Mexican opponent Alejandra Valencia at the halfway mark before missing the pole position by six points. Deepika shot 674 to occupy the second spot behind Alejandra to advance directly into the last-32 as the second seed. Left-handed Ankita was the second-best Indian in the qualification round, shooting 664 to take the fifth position and join Deepika in last-32. 19-year-old Komalika finished 19th with 648 points.
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