Tokyo:India's Aruna Tanwar lost to fourth-seeded Espinoza Carranza of Peru in the women's taekwondo K44-49kg quarterfinals of the Paralympics but remained in the hunt for a medal by making the repechage round.
Aruna, seeded 12th, was no match for her Peruvian opponent as she lost the one-sided bout 84-21.
K44 classification is for athletes who have undergone unilateral arm amputation (or equivalent loss of function), or loss of toes which impacts the ability to lift the heel properly.
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Aruna will take on Azerbaijan's 10th seed Royala Fataliyeva in the repechage quarters later this evening.