Paris Olympics 2024 Archery: Tom Hall vs Tarundeep Rai preview, prediction, and where to watch
Team Great Britain archer Tom Hall secured the 51st rank with a total score of 645 in the rankings round of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. In the men's team event, Great Britain lost by 0-6 in the Round of 16 contest against Chinese Taipei to bow out of the competition.
Tom Hall was part of Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He ended his individual campaign in the first round. Meanwhile, the Great Britain men's team got eliminated from the quarter-final.
Asian Games 2010 bronze medallist archer Tarundeep Rai is participating in his fourth Olympic edition. Interestingly, he hasn’t bagged a medal so far in the Summer Games. Notably, the 40-year veteran archer bagged the team gold at the 2024 World Cup.
In the Summer Games in 2004, he ended with a final rank of 43 in the individual rounds. At the London Olympics in 2012, he finished at the 17th and ninth rank in the individual and team men's recurve events. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he was part of the men's team that lost to Korea in the quarter-final. In the individual event, he bowed out of the second round.
Tom Hall vs Tarundeep Rai Match Details
Match Details: Tom Hall vs Tarundeep Rai, Round of 64, Paris Olympics 2024
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 9:15 PM
Venue: Esplanade des Invalides
Tom Hall vs Tarundeep Rai Prediction
While Tom Hall is ranked at World No. 60, Tarundeep Rai is ranked at World No. 31 in the latest World Archery Recurve Men’s rankings. Furthermore, Tom Hall had a total score of 645 while Rai shot 674 in the rankings round of Paris Olympics 2024.
Speaking about career-best totals, Hall has 679 compared to Rai’s 684 with the average best throw being 9.03 for Hall and 9.38 for Rai. That said, Tarundeep Rai is a clear favorite to win this contest and move to the Round of 32.
Tom Hall vs Tarundeep Rai: When and where to watch?
The encounter will be telecasted live in India on Sports 18 channels and the live streaming will be available on Jio Cinema. The contest will start at 9.15 PM IST.