The Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 has already kicked things off even before the opening ceremony kicks off. The women’s archery ranking round has already ended with Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, and Deepika Kumari entering the quarterfinals. Now, it’s the men’s turn to replicate what their counterparts did mere hours ago.
The Men’s Archery Ranking Round at the Paris Olympics will begin at 5:45 PM IST on July 25, with Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav being the three archers in action.
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While Tarundeep brings a wealth of experience with him, there is a lot to prove for youngsters Dhiraj and Pravin. Dhiraj has a solid ranking of 12, followed by Tarundeep at 31, and Pravin at 114. All-in-all it’s a trio that will have a real chance at the men’s team event.
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Archery Men’s Ranking Round
What are the chances of India winning a medal in the men’s team event? Pretty high one would think. We will face Colombia or Turkey in the quarters. And then maybe France in semis. Maybe.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
There you go now, Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat have qualified fifth for mixed team event as well. Wonderful day for Indian archers here.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
And there you go. Dhiraj has finished with fourth seeding and a score of 681.
Tarundeep – 14th – 674
Pravin – 39th – 658
That also means India has directly entered into the quarters.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Dhiraj is giving a great account of what he can do. He has risen to 5th now, while Tarundeep is at 14th. Pravin Jadhav is 38th, while India is overall third still.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
After the 10th set, Dhiraj has moved up to sixth position, while Tarundeep is in 13th. Pravin is 34th. These are some solid performances here.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Now Dhiraj and Tarundeep are both in top 10.
Dhiraj – 8th – 508
Tarundeep Rai – 10th – 507
Pravin – 32nd – 496
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Look at this scorecard
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Eight sets done, and now Tarundeep is in Top-10 again. He is at 450 points, followed by Dhiraj at 449, who is at 12th position. But Pravin is having a poor outing here with 438 points.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Excellent shooting by Dhiraj here. He has shot up to top 10 with a series of 58. Tarundeep is in 15th and Pravin is in 38th. Indian team in third now.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
As far as the team performance is concerned, India is sixth at the moment with 1000 points. Only the top 4 will go directly to quarters. For now, that is South Korea, France, Italy, Chinese Taipei.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
We are at halfway mark now. It has been a mixed bag by the Indian archers here. Tarundeep Rai continues to impress with his 14th position and 337 points. Dhiraj Bommadevara is at 24th with 335, but Pravin is struggling at 37th.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
How do you get past the South Koreans? Well, let’s no even go there, as they look like getting the first seed in the men’s team event as well. As for Indians, Tarundeep Rai is in 15th with 281 points, followed by Dhiraj in 25th and Pravin in 43rd.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
It’s happening a little too quickly here. We are at the end of the fourth set here and Tarundeep has slipped to 23rd with 223 points. In 27th is Dhiraj, and he has 222 points, while Pravin has been poor so far. He is languishing at 43rd with 217 points.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Third set is over and this is a mighty close competition
Only 10-odd points is what separates the top archer to the one at 35th. Tarundeep Rai is still 16th with 170 points.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
A major shuffle has happened in the second set itself. Dhiraj has dropped to 36th and Pravin to 37th. Tarundeep Rai is in 16th with a score of 113. Leader of the pack, Satiago Arcila is at 116.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
The first set is finally done, and it is Dhiraj who has shot the best among the Indian archers. He gets a series of 57 and is ranked 11th at the moment, followed by Pravin Jadhav at 30, and Tarundeep Rai at 33.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
There seems to be a slight delay in the start of the event. But don’t go anywhere, as it could start any moment.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
The event should get underway shortly. Can India qualify for the quarters directly, remains to be seen,
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Target List
Tarundeep Rai – 11b
Pravin Jadhav – 10b
Dhiraj Bommadevara – 12b
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
No broadcast, so get all the live updates here.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Once again, the biggest threat to the Indian archers will be their counterparts from South Korea, but they will also have to wary of the USA. Who is equally good in this event.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
Last time around, in Tokyo 2020, in the men’s ranking event, the men archers had a poor showing. Atanu Das was seeded 35th, Tarundeep Rai 37st, and Pravin Jadhav 31st. In the team event, they were ousted in the quarters.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
There’s a lot to look forward to in the men’s event, after women’s impressed in their team event and finished fourth, to qualify for the quarters. Hopefully, the men can come up with an even better performance.
Archery Men’s Ranking Round
It will be Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav in action at 5.45 PM IST. So stay tuned to follow all the live updates here.
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