Reena Parnat: All you need to know about Deepika Kumari’s opponent in archery Round of 64 at Paris Olympics 2024
Reena Parnat will lock horns with the former World No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari of India. The Estonian is expected to face stiff competition in this encounter which will be played on Wednesday (July 31).
Parnat has competed in two Olympics — London in 2012 and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021). She defeated two archers in the knockouts of the European Continental Olympic Qualifier in 2024 to secure a quota in the Paris Olympics.
She finished in the 52nd spot out of 64 archers in the ranking round, scoring 621 points out of 720 at the London 2012 Olympics. However, Parnat suffered a defeat in the first round against Alejandra Valencia of Mexico.
At the Tokyo Olympics, her poor outing continued as she finished in the 17th spot in the final individual rankings after exiting in the second round. This time in Paris, Reena Parnat would aim for a better finish.
In stage four of the Archery World Cup 2024, she settled for the 33rd position in the individual archery rankings. At the Archery World Cup 2023 in stage four, the 30-year-old settled for the 65th rank in Paris.
Reena Parnat’s medals and achievements
European Continental Qualification Tournament 2024 : Silver Medal
Indoor World Series 2023: Bronze Medal
Indoor World Cup Stage 2016: Bronze Medal
Reena Parnat's world ranking
Reena Parnat is ranked World No. 57 in the recurve women’s World Archery rankings.
Reena Parnat’s recent records
In the Olympic qualifier, after beating Dutch archer Gaby Schloesser 7:1 in the quarter-finals and bagging a win over Elif Berra Gokkir of Turkey 6:4 in the semi-finals, Parnat suffered a 2:6 defeat to Austrian archer Elisabeth Straka. However, it was enough to make the cut for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Reena Parnat's Olympic qualification
Reena Parnat secured the silver medal at the 2024 European Continental Qualification Tournament to earn her quota for the Paris Olympics 2024 in the recurve women’s archery category.
Reena Parnat vs Deepika Kumari match details
Reena Parnat will take on Deepika Kumari in a Round-of-64 encounter at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday, July 31, at 3:56 PM IST.