Olympics 2024, Archery Ranking Round Highlights: It has been a positive start to India's journey at the Paris Olympics. First, the women's archery team sealed a top-four spot to earn a direct entry into the quarter-finals, then the men's team also earned the same distinction with a third-place finish. Talking about the women's team in detail, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari all finished in the top 32. Ankita finished 11th with a score of 666, while fellow debutant Bhajan finished 22nd on 659. Deepika Kumari finished 23rd on 658 points. In the men's category, Dhiraj Bommadevara put an incredible show and finished at the fourth spot with 681 points. Tarundeep Rai was 14th with 674 points while Pravin Jadhav was at the 39th position with 658 points.
Here are the Highlights of Olympics 2024 Archery Ranking Round:
- 19:59 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: India's men's team enters quarters!The Indian men's archery team has made it to the quarter-finals by finishing at the third position in the ranking round with 2013 points. Meanwhile, Dhiraj Bommadevara shone with a fourth-spot finish with 681 points. Tarundeep Rai ended at 14th position with 674 points while Pravin Jadhav finished at the 39th spot with 658 points.
- 19:48 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: Dhiraj now at 5th spotDhiraj Bommadevara is on fire! He has gained another spot and has now moved to the 5th position. Dhiraj has 622 points to his credit with the last set of arrows still remaining. In the men's team ranking, India are at the third spot with 1843 points.
- 19:41 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: Dhiraj continues to shineDhiraj Bommadevara has gained another two spots in the next set of shooting. He is now at the 6th position with a score of 566. This is turning out to be an incredible show from him. Meanwhile, Tarun Rai has slipped to 13th spot with 561 points. Pravin Jadhav has also lost two spots to move to 34th with 550 points.
- 19:32 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: Dhiraj gains four spotsWhile Tarundeep Rai remains at the 10th spot, now with 507 points, after shooting of 54 arrows, Dhiraj has gained four spots to move to the 8th position. He now has 508 points to his credit. Pravin Jadhav is at 32nd spot now with 496 points.
- 18:26 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: Dhiraj slipsDhiraj Bommadevara has slipped to the 36th spot after completing the throw of 12 arrows. He now has 110 points to his credit. It is same as of Pravin Jadhav, who is at a spot below his fellow teammate. The silverlining for India is that Tarundeep Rai has improved and jumped to the 16th position with 113 points.
- 16:49 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: Who is Ankita Bhakat?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. Bhakat was the top performer among the three Indian archers in the event as she finished 11th with 666 points. Read More
- 15:26 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: India might face South Korea in semisIf India win their quarter-final in women's team, they are likely to face defending champions South Korea, who finished first in the team's seeding. South Korea have won 27 archery gold medals in Olympics history, 13 more than any other nation.
- 15:19 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: Ankita Bhakat narrowly misses out on top 10What a fine showing by Ankita Bhakat in her debut Olympics! She has finished as the 11th seed ahead of the main women's individual event, racking up a score of 666 (season best). Fellow debutant 18-year-old Bhajan Kaur finished 22nd seed (659 score), while the experienced Deepika Kumari finished 23rd seed (658 score).
- 15:15 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: India reach the Quarter-Finals in women's team!India sealed fourth spot, thereby directly qualifying for the quarters of the main archery event in the women's team category. Riding on an impressive performance by Ankita Bhakat, India have made their lives slightly easier in search of an archery medal.
- 15:05 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: Ankita Bhakat back inside the Top 1026-year-old archer Ankita Bhakat is back inside the top 10 seeds among the women. To make things better, 18-year-old Bhajan Kaur also entered the top 20. India have solidified their position in fourth, and have the same points as third-placed Mexico. India are 13 points ahead of France in fifth.
- 14:54 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: 60/72 arrows: India take back 4th!India have edged four points ahead of France, with Bhajan Kaur making a leap up to 21st spot. Ankita Bhakat is on 12th, while Deepika Kumari is 28th at the moment. With all three Indians inside the top 30, a direct spot in the quarters is looking likely.
- 14:10 (IST)Olympics Archery LIVE: India ranked 6th at halfwayIndia dropped out of the top four in the women's team seedings, at the halfway mark of the women's individual ranking round (36/72 arrows). Ankita Bhakat has remained the top-ranked Indian throughout, and is currently 12th on a score of 335.
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