Ankita Bhakat News

Archers Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat finished fourth in the archery mixed team event at Paris Olympics 2024.

The history-making Indian mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly close to ending India's 36-year wait for an Olympic medal in archery but fell short to finish fourth.

Indian recurve mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara produced an excellent performance to rally past Indonesia and enter the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics

Continuing her fine form, teenage Indian archer Bhajan Kaur notched back-to-back victories in the women's individual event to advance to the pre-quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics in Paris on Tuesday.

Indian women's archery team endured a forgettable outing as they went down 0-6 to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.

On Sunday, Deepika, along with Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur, will compete for a spot in the final four after securing a direct qualification in the ranking round.

India, who have never crossed the quarterfinal hurdles in the Olympics, mostly falling to archery powerhouse South Korea, will avoid their 'nemesis' first up.

Ankita Bhakat started India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 on a positive note as the 26-year-old helped her team qualify directly to the quarterfinals of women's archery.