Paris Olympics 2024: India's results on July 25 - India's archery team shine in ranking rounds
India kicked off their campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics with an impressive start in the ranking rounds of archery on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
The Indian archers put on exceptional individual performances to help India secure direct entries into the quarterfinals of the team events. Both the men’s and women’s teams earned their direct entries on account of finishing third and fourth, respectively. Additionally, India’s mixed team placed fifth in the rankings and will start their campaign in the round of 16.
The day began with the women archers—Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari, and Bhajan Kaur—taking to the field.
Ankita Bhakat led the charge for the Indian women archers in the ranking round. She finished 11th with a season-best score of 666, just one point behind the top 10.
Bhajan Kaur, only 18 years old, showed immense promise by finishing 22nd with a score of 659. However, former World No. 1 Deepika Kumari had a disappointing finish, ranking 23rd with a score of 658.
Building on the success of the women’s team, India’s men’s team put on an even more impressive performance. Dhiraj Bommadevara was undoubtedly the star performer of the day. Bommadevara secured fourth place in the men’s individual ranking round with a score of 681.
Despite having an equal score to that of Germany’s Florian Unruh, Unruh ended up taking third place owing to the fact that he had one more X (shots hitting the innermost ring) than Dhiraj. Both archers were just one point behind South Korea’s Kim Je Deok, who secured second place.
In addition to Dhiraj’s fourth-place finish, veteran archer Tarundeep Rai delivered an admirable performance, finishing 14th with a score of 674, only two points shy of breaking into the top 10.
Meanwhile, Pravin Jadhav had an off day, finishing in 39th place, 25 spots behind Rai. However, the combined efforts of Dhiraj, Tarundeep, and Pravin helped India finish third in the men’s team event rankings with a combined score of 2013.
India’s results at the Paris Olympics 2024 on July 25
Archery
Women’s ranking round
Ankita Bhakat- 11th rank, 666 points
Bhajan Kaur- 22nd rank, 659 points
Deepika Kumari- 23rd rank, 658 points
Women's team- 4th rank, 1983 points
Men’s ranking round
Dhiraj Bommadevara- 4th rank, 681 points
Tarundeep Rai- 14th, 674 points
Pravin Jadhav- 39th, 658 points
Men's team- 3rd rank, 2013 points
Mixed team- 5th rank, 1347 points