Indian archers enjoyed a fantastic start to the Paris Olympics 2024. Both male and female teams performed well under pressure. On Thursday, July 25, the men’s archery team qualified directly into the quarterfinal round of the Paris Olympics 2024. Despite struggling in the early stages of the game they made an excellent comeback to finish in the top four of the ranking round after some early struggles at Esplanade Des Invalides in Paris.
India’s top seed Dhiraj Bommadevara, finished fourth in the men’s archery ranking round. Dhiraj scored 681 points, while his teammate Tarundeep Rai ended 14th with 764 points. Pravin Jadhav had a forgettable campaign, finishing 39th with 658 points. They powered India to the third spot with a combined tally of 2013 points. Finishing above China. The Chinese have been one of the most dominant sides in the history of the Olympics.
The nation has been hoping for their first medal in the archery section. The dream might come true for the country and the athletes as well. The men’s team will be facing Turkiye or Colombia in the quarter-final. The sides have a good chance of beating either side they face.
India underestimated in archery; shows class in Olympics
Did China underestimate India or did they just falter in pressure? The question will be asked as they are one of the best nations coming to the multinational event. But India somehow managed to overcome their overconfidence and enter the quarters.
Ankita Bhakat led India to the women’s quarterfinals, scoring a season-high 666 points to finish 11th in the archery rankings series at the Paris Games 2024. Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari finished 22nd and 23rd, respectively, while Korea’s Sihyeon Lim broke the world record with a score of 694.
It is the first time since London 2012 that Indian archers have been able to claim all six of the available quota places. The Indian team finished sixth in the mixed standings, earning 1347 points. India will face Indonesia in the round of 16 of the mixed event.
