Paris: India archers will be aiming to break the elusive medal jinx in Paris when the likes of Deepika Kumari, Tarundeep Rai and others take the field on July 25 at the Esplanade des Invalides. For the first time after the 2012 London Olympics, India will be having a full six-member squad in both men’s and women’s categories. That means India will have a chance to grab a medal in all five Archery events.
Veterans Tarundeep and Deepika, appearing in their fourth Olympics, will lead their young teammates, hoping to secure at least a top-10 finish in the qualification round to ensure a favourable draw. Each archer will shoot 72 arrows and the scores in the qualification round of 128 athletes from 53 countries will decide the seeds for the main knockout competition beginning on Sunday.
While the Olympics will officially start on July 26, but events like Football and Rugby Sevens will have matches from July 24 itself. However, no Indians will be in action on July 24. India will begin their campaign on July 25 with archers taking the centre stage in the qualification rounds.
Glad to see our incredible archery team’s first touchdown at Olympic Village in Paris, all geared up to showcase their skills and aim for glory at the #ParisOlympics2024
Let’s cheer them on as they prepare to make history. Best of luck, champions!#Cheer4Bharat pic.twitter.com/NjXPucUioX
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) July 20, 2024
Women’s Individual Ranking Round: 1 PM IST (Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur)
Men’s Individual Ranking Round: 5:45 PM IST (B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav)
Live streaming of Paris Olympics 2024 in India will be available on JioCinema. Sports18 channels will LIVE broadcast the Paris Olympics 2024 from July 26 to August 11.
India was represented by four archers in Tokyo Olympics in 2021 – Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai. All the male archers finished outside top-30 while Deepika got a ninth place in the rankings. She lost to Korean An San in the women’s recurve quarterfinals. In the mixed team event, Deepika combined with Pravin Jadhav to again take the exit route in the last eight.
