Reena Kumari (born 15 January 1984) is an athlete from

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who competes in

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. Kumari represented India at the

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. She placed 43rd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 22nd-ranked Kristine Esebua of

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. Kumari pulled off a surprising upset, defeating Esebua 153-149 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced

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ese archer Tshering Chhoden. Kumari won the match in a 7-4 tie-breaker after a 134-134 tie in the regulation 18 arrows, advancing to the round of 16. She then lost to 6th-ranked

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166-148, finishing 15th in women's individual archery. Kumari was also a member of the 8th-place Indian women's archery team.

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