Olympics 2024 Archery LIVE Ranking Round: Dhiraj Bommadevara Slips, Tarundeep Rai Up To 16th Spot In Qualification | Olympics News

Olympics Archery LIVE: Dhiraj slips

Dhiraj Bommadevara has slipped to the 36th spot after completing the throw of 12 arrows. He now has 110 points to his credit. It is same as of Pravin Jadhav, who is at a spot below his fellow teammate. The silverlining for India is that Tarundeep Rai has improved and jumped to the 16th position with 113 points.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Dhiraj at top among Indians

Dhiraj Bommadevara holds the top spot among the Indians after the throw of first six arrows. He scored 57. Overall, he is jointly at the 11th position. Pravin Jadhav is at the 30th spot with 55 points while Tarundeep Rai holds the 33rd position currently with 55 points. Both the Indians jointly hold the spot.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Men’s event underway

The men’s qualification event has kicked off. India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav are the ones competing at the competition. Stay connected to follow the live score updates from the event.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Who is Ankita Bhakat?

Ankita Bhakat started India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 on a positive note as the 26-year-old helped her team qualify directly to the quarterfinals of women’s archery. Bhakat was the top performer among the three Indian archers in the event as she finished 11th with 666 points. Read More

Olympics LIVE: Can India better its medals tally?

India has headed into the Paris Olympics 2024 aiming to better its record tally of seven medals from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Two medals in wrestling, one each in badminton, weightlifting and boxing, a return to silverware in men’s hockey and a glorious gold by Neeraj Chopra in javelin, were the events where India shone brightest in Tokyo. Coming into Paris, India remains strong contender in each of those areas, but may well cause a surprise in a few more events.

Olympics Archery LIVE: India might face South Korea in semis

If India win their quarter-final in women’s team, they are likely to face defending champions South Korea, who finished first in the team’s seeding. South Korea have won 27 archery gold medals in Olympics history, 13 more than any other nation.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Stay tuned for men’s ranking round!

We are not done today. Join us at 5:45 PM IST as India’s male archers take centre stage. Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Ramesh Jadhav, over to you, gentleman!

Olympics Archery LIVE: Ankita Bhakat narrowly misses out on top 10

What a fine showing by Ankita Bhakat in her debut Olympics! She has finished as the 11th seed ahead of the main women’s individual event, racking up a score of 666 (season best). Fellow debutant 18-year-old Bhajan Kaur finished 22nd seed (659 score), while the experienced Deepika Kumari finished 23rd seed (658 score).

Olympics Archery LIVE: India reach the Quarter-Finals in women’s team!

India sealed fourth spot, thereby directly qualifying for the quarters of the main archery event in the women’s team category. Riding on an impressive performance by Ankita Bhakat, India have made their lives slightly easier in search of an archery medal.

Olympics Archery LIVE: India top 4 likely, one round to go…

13 points separate fourth-placed India heading into the final six arrows. A superb display from Olympic debutants Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur has taken India to a strong position.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Ankita Bhakat back inside the Top 10

26-year-old archer Ankita Bhakat is back inside the top 10 seeds among the women. To make things better, 18-year-old Bhajan Kaur also entered the top 20. India have solidified their position in fourth, and have the same points as third-placed Mexico. India are 13 points ahead of France in fifth.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Just two more rounds to go

Two more rounds. 12 more arrows left in the marathon women’s individual ranking round at the Paris Olympics 2024. The first event for India in the tournament, and the country look set to start off on a positive note.

Olympics Archery LIVE: 60/72 arrows: India take back 4th!

India have edged four points ahead of France, with Bhajan Kaur making a leap up to 21st spot. Ankita Bhakat is on 12th, while Deepika Kumari is 28th at the moment. With all three Indians inside the top 30, a direct spot in the quarters is looking likely.

Let’s hope we haven’t given this the commentator’s curse!

Olympics Archery LIVE: India in battle with France

India and hosts France keep swapping positions in the women’s team rankings. After 54/72 arrows, both are tied on 1482 points, but France has the all-important fourth spot due to more 10’s and X’s. 

Ankita Bhakat remains in 11th, as the highest-placed Indian. She has also hit the score of 500.

Olympics Archery LIVE: 48/72 arrows: India back inside top four!

With just a third of the women’s individual ranking remaining, India returned to the top four, just one point ahead of hosts France and five ahead of Indonesia.

Ankita Bhakat remains the top-ranked Indian, in 11th spot on 445 points. Deepika Kumari has had a few good arrows, and is up to 24th.

Olympics Archery LIVE: India ranked 6th at halfway

India dropped out of the top four in the women’s team seedings, at the halfway mark of the women’s individual ranking round (36/72 arrows). Ankita Bhakat has remained the top-ranked Indian throughout, and is currently 12th on a score of 335.

18-year-old Bhajan Kaur is 23rd on 330, while the veteran Deepika Kumari is 37th on 327.

Olympics Archery LIVE: India now in the top 3

Bhajan’s improvement has taken India to third in the women’s team seedings. South Korea and China are the only two nations above India at the moment.

Olympics Archery LIVE: 30/72 arrows: Bhajan Kaur makes a leap!

While Ankita Bhakat remains inside the top 10, 18-year-old Bhajan Kaur has risen to 23rd spot, and is now only four points behind Ankita’s tally. Veteran Deepika Kumari has also improved her position.

Olympics Archery LIVE: 24/72 arrows: India enter top four!

India have entered the top four seeds for the women’s team event. Ankita stays in the top 10 (8th, 225 points) while Bhajan Kaur jumps up to 31st position (218 points). Deepika Kumari is also in the top 40.

Olympics Archery LIVE: India now 5th in women’s team seeding

Ankita Bhakat’s superb early start has taken India to 5th in the women’s team provisional seedings. Remember, top four seeds directly qualify for the quarter-finals.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Ankita ranked 7th after 18 arrows

Ankita Bhakat continues to shine. She has now risen to seventh spot in the individual seeding, with a score of 170. She is only six points behind top score of 176.

Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur are stuck at 39th and 41st, both with a score of 161.

Olympics Archery LIVE: India seeded 9th for team’s event

The coveted top 12 go directly to the Round of 16, and Ankita Bhakat’s good early start has ensured that India are well within that target. The nation is ranked 9th at the moment.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Ankita Bhakat rising!

Ankita Bhakat climbs up to 12th spot, with a score of 111 after 12 arrows. She has hit five 10’s and two X’s. Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur are on 107 and 104 respectively.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Ankita lead Indian after first six arrows

Ankita Bhakat has put up a score of 54 after the first six of 72 arrows per individual. She is ranked 22nd at the moment. Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur are further down with scores of 51 each.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Know more about Ankita and Bhajan!

Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur were part of the recurve women’s team, which won bronze at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Olympics Archery LIVE: The venue: Les Invalides

The archery event will take place at the historic Les Invalides inside the Parisian complex. The place was built in 1867, during the reign of Louis XIV, and features monuments and museums on French military.

Olympics Archery LIVE: India women’s archery squad

Former World no. 1 Deepika Kumari returns to action, and will be playing her fourth Olympics. She will be joined in the women’s team by two Olympic debutants: 26-year-old Ankita Bhakat and 18-year-old Bhajan Kaur.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Can India win their first archery medal?

India have qualified for the archery event in every Olympics since 1988, but never managed to win a medal. Can they break the duck this year?

Olympics Archery LIVE: Ranking round format

The men’s team and women’s team seedings are decided by the combined scores of the men’s and women’s archers respectively. Top four seeded teams go straight to the Quarters, while seed 5-12 go directly to the Round of 16.

For mixed team, the best individual score from the men’s and women’s individual rankings is taken to decide the seeds. Only the best 16 teams qualify for the final event.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Archery Ranking Round starts today

The Archery ranking round for both men and women starts today. The women’s individual ranking round starts first, from 1 PM IST. Grab a snack, get seated, the world’s grandest sports festival is about to start.

Olympics Archery LIVE: Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to NDTV Sports, where we will bring you the live action from India’s Olympics events over the next few weeks. Starting off, archery!