Rio Olympics 2016, Archery Highlights: Indian Women's Recurve Team Crashes Out
Indian women's recurve team got knocked out in the quarter-finals after losing 4-5 to Russia in a shoot-off. Catch all the highlights of the archery event from the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi put on a good show but it didn't prove enough as India lost 23-25 to Russia in a shoot-off to crash out of the competition. Catch all the highlights of the archery event in the 2016 Rio Olympics here. (MEDAL TALLY | INDIA AT RIO TODAY)
00:55 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Dipa Karmakar has finished sixth in her own sub-division and will have to wait for the final results.ÂÂ
00:20 hrs IST: That's it we have from here. But gymnast Dipa Karmakar is in action right now. Catch all the live updates hereÂÂ
00:10 hrs IST: India are eliminated! Russia win the shootoff 25-23. Russia will now face Italy in the semi-finals.ÂÂ
00:07 hrs IST: It's a tie-breaker.ÂÂ
00:04 hrs IST: India lose fourth set 53-54. It's 4-4.ÂÂ
00:03 hrs IST: Brilliant from Russia. They score a total of 54 points in fourth set.ÂÂ
00:02 hrs IST: Poor game for India. Four point deficit for them.ÂÂ
00:00 hrs IST: India win third set 53-50 to lead Russia 4-2.ÂÂ
23:57 hrs IST: Majhi hits a 7 after Bombayla's 9.ÂÂ
23:55 hrs IST: India win the second set 53-52 to make it 2-2 vs Russia.ÂÂ
23:54 hrs IST: Bombayla and Majhi both hit 10s while Deepika follows up with a 9. India finish on 53.ÂÂ
23:53 hrs IST: Bombayla hits a 9 while Majhi and Deepika hit a 8 and 7 respectively.ÂÂ
23:51 hrs IST: India start off things in the second set.ÂÂ
23:48 hrs IST: India go down 48-55 to Russia in the first set.ÂÂ
23:47 hrs IST: After first round of shots, both teams are leveled at 28 points.ÂÂ
23:45 hrs IST: Both teams are out in the middle and it'll be Russia to start.ÂÂ
23:42 hrs IST: Welcome all!ÂÂ
© AFP
19:17 hrs IST: That is all we have from here. Join us at 23:45 hrs IST to see India take on Russia in the quarter-finals of the Recurve event.
19:13 hrs IST: Just to note, India's women's recurve archery team will be playing their quarter-final contest against Russia at 23:45 hrs IST.
19:03 hrs IST: A good shot from Laxmirani and she gets a 9. Deepika further puts India on front with nine points. India are 52. Disaster for Colombia as a three-arrow is shot and India have won the final game 52-44 to beat Colombia 5-3 to enter quarter-finals. They will take on Russia.
19:02 hrs IST: India begin the final set and Bombayla, Laxmirani and Deepika shoot 8,9,9 respectively. However, Colombia respond with an 8,9,8 and the first game is won by India 26-25
19:01 hrs IST: One of the Indian arrows has been upgraded to seven. The third set ends 52-52 with 3-3 games each.
18:59 hrs IST: Bombayla and Laxmirani shoot eight while Deepika shoots a nine. India are 51-28 but Colombia are having a good set. They start poorly in the second game with a six but they respond with a 9 in the remaining games as Colombia win the game 52-51
18:57 hrs IST: Deepika finally shoots a 10 as India get off to a great start in the first game of the third set with 26 points. However, Colombia responded with a 10,9,9 game as they win the first game 28-26.
18:53 hrs IST: Solid from Colombia in the second game. Shots of 8,9,9 take them to 50. Bombayla shoots a 9 while Laxmirani shoots an eight. All eyes on Deepika but she again shoots a seven. Colombia have taken the game 50-49 in the third set and it is all level with 2-2
18:52 hrs IST: Colombia begin well in the first game of the second set with 24 points, Bombayla and Laxmirani both shoot nine but Deepika again shoots opnly a seven. India lead 25-24 in the first game of the second set.
18:49 hrs IST: Poor second game from Colombia. The first two shoot a 7,8 and 9 but India lead Colombia 52-51 after the second game.
18:48 hrs IST: Bombayla hits a 10-pointer while Laxmirani responds with a nine. However, Deepika has a poor shot as she ends up with a seven-arrow.
18:47 hrs IST: A 10-pointer from Colombia in the first game and they get to 27 points in the first game.
18:44 hrs IST: Both teams are out in the middle and it will be India to start. Bombayla Devi begins and she start off with an eight arrow. Deepika Kumari and Laxmirani Majhi begin with a nine arrow each and India have 26 points.
18:35 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog the match between India and Colombia.
© AP
India's female archers team will be aiming for a better show in the 1/8 Recurve event as they square off against Colombia. All hopes will rest on Deepika Kumari who finished 20th in the qualifying event
Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, who finished 24th and 43rd respectively, have a tall task on their hands as they aim to put on a better show and qualify for the finals which will be held on Monday.