Paris 2024 Olympics Highlights, India Archery Updates: Indian men's team reach quarters with 3rd-place finish in ranking round

India’s mixed team finished fifth in the standings with 1,347 points. South Korea (1,380) finished in first place, ahead of Germany (1,351) in second. USA (1,349) and China (1,348) were in third and fourth place. Here’s a look at the top 10 mixed team standings:

As far as the men’s individual rankings are concerned, Dhiraj Bommadevera finished fourth with 681 points. Tarundeep Rai ended 14th with 674 points whereas Pravin Jadhav languished in 39th place wit 658 points. Here’s a look at the top 10 standings:

After the fifth set of the second half, Dhraj Bommadevara surges into the top five of the men’s ranking round standings. Let’s take a look at where each Indian archer stands after the fifth set:

Tarundeep Rai – 618 points (10,10, 10, 9, 9, 9) – 14th place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 622 points (X, X, 10, 9, 9, 8) – 5th place

Pravin Jadhav – 603 points (X, X, 9, 9, 8, 7) – 38th place

Dhiraj Bomadevara continues to impress in the men’s ranking round of the archery competition. He climbs to sixth place from being in eighth at one stage while Tarundeep drops out of the top 10 after the fourth set.

Tarundeep Rai – 561 points (X, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) – 13th place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 566 points (X, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) – 6th place

Pravin Jadhav – 550 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) – 34th place

Things are heating up between Indians for top ranking spots in men’s archery. Dhiraj has jumped to eighth place, his best spot so far today, whereas Tarundeep remains static in 10th.

Tarundeep Rai – 507 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9) – 10th place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 508 points (X, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9) – 8th place

Pravin Jadhav – 496 points (X, X, 10, 10, 9, 9) – 32nd place

India’s experienced campaigner Tarundeep Rai climbs to the top 10 standings of the men’s ranking round in Paris. Here’s a look at the current top 10 archers:

The second half of the men’s individual archery ranking event is underway in Paris. Tarundeep scores 55 in his first attempt of the second half, that takes his total points tally to 392. Dhiraj surges into the top 10.

Tarundeep Rai – 392 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) – 15th place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 393 points (X, X, 10, 10, 9, 9) – 10th place

Pravin Jadhav – 383 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) – 38th place

India are in sixth place in the men’s team standings at the end of the first half in men’s archery ranking round. Here’s a look at the top 10:

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 individual men’s standings after the completion of the first half of the ranking round. Korean trio of Kim je Deok, Lee Wooseok and Kim Woojin are in the top three:

So, the first half in the men’s individual ranking round of the Paris Olympics is complete and Tarundeep Rai has proven to be India’s best archer so far. He is in 14th place, having fought back after slipping to 23rd at one stage. Dhiraj has improved to climb to 24th but Pravin Jadhav is in 37th place.

Tarundeep Rai – 337 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) – 14th place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 335 points (X, X, 10, 9, 9, 8) – 24th place

Pravin Jadhav – 328 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) – 37th place

Tarundeep Rai fights back in the penultimate set of the first half with a score of 58. That takes his aggregate score to 281 and takes him to 15th place.

Tarundeep Rai – 281 points (X, X, 10, 10, 9, 9) – 15th place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 279 points (X, X, X, 10, 9, 8) – 25th place

Pravin Jadhav – 272 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) – 43rd place

Tarundeep Rai slips to the 23rd place with 223 points to his name. Dhiraj Bommadevara is in 27th place whereas Pravin Jadhav is in 43rd.

Tarundeep Rai – 223 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 7) – 23rd place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 222 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) – 27th place

Pravin Jadhav – 217 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) – 43rd place

Tarundeep Rai is currently the highest-ranked Indian at 16th place, with Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav in 36th and 37th place respectively.

Tarundeep Rai – 113 points (X, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) – 16th place

Dhiraj Bommadevara – 110 points (9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) – 36th place

Pravin Jadhav – 110 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) – 37th place

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 standings following the completion of the first two sets in the men’s archery ranking round at the Paris Olympics:

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World record: Brady Ellison (USA, 702 points)

Olympic record: Kim Woojin (South Korea, 700 points)

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Here’s a quick look at the other round of 16 lineups in women’s team archery: 

Chinese Taipei vs United States of America (28 July)

Great Britain vs Germany (28 July)

Indonesia vs Malaysia (28 July)

Along with India, South Korea, China and Mexico have also directly qualified for the quarter-finals.

The India women’s archery team finished in fourth place with a total of 1983 points. This means that they have secured direct qualification to the quarter-finals. South Korea (2046), China (1996) and Mexico (1986) finished in top three. Here’s a look at the top 10 teams:

South Korea’s Lim Sihyeon and Nam Suhyeon finished as the first and second ranked women archers at the end of the ranking contest. Yang Xiaolei of China is third. Here’s a look at the top 10:

The women’s individual ranking event for the archery competition at the Paris Olympics is complete. Ankita Bhakat is the top-ranked Indian woman in 11th place, followed by Bhajan Kaur (22nd) and Deepika Kumari (23rd). Here’s a look at how the Indians finished off the ranking contest:

Ankita Bhakat – 666 points (X, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) – 11th place

Deepika Kumari – 658 points (10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 8) – 23rd place

Bhajan Kaur – 659 points (9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) – 22nd place

Ankita Bhakat – 612 points (10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) – 8th place

Deepika Kumari – 601 points (X, X, 10, 9, 9, 8) – 26th place

Bhajan Kaur – 606 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) – 19th place

In the team standings, India are in fourth place ahead of hosts France, who are fifth. South Korea, China and Mexico make up the top three. Here’s a look at the top 10: