Paris Olympics 2024: Indian women's team qualifies for quarter-finals in archery, hopes of medal tied

Indian Women Archery Team: The Indian women's team has qualified for the quarter-finals in archery. This has raised hopes of a medal from them.

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A great news has come for India from Paris Olympics 2024. Today both the Indian women's and men's teams are in action in Archery. The women's team in Archery has secured fourth place in the qualification ranking round. With this, the team has qualified for the quarterfinals. The team finished fourth after South Korea, China and Mexico.

The trio of the Indian women's team performed well in the ranking round. Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur hit the right targets. Ankita's individual score was 666, Bhajan Kaur's individual score was 659 and Deepika Kumari's individual score was 658. In this way, India's total score was 1983 and the Indian women's team finished fourth. In the quarter-finals, the Indian women's team may face either France or the Netherlands on July 28. The medals will also be decided on the same day. 

Performance of Indian women archers in the qualification round:

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Deepika Kumari – 658 (23rd place)

Bhajan Kaur – 659 (22nd place)

Ankita Bhakat – 666 (11th place)

South Korea's women's team finished first

South Korea women's team scored 2046, China scored 1996 and Mexico team scored 1986 and these three teams were ahead of India. These three teams have also made their place for the quarterfinals. South Korea's team was ahead in archery and secured the first position in the ranking round. 

Quarter Final Matches: 

South Korea vs. USA/Chinese Taipei 

China vs. Indonesia/Malaysia 

Mexico vs. Germany/Great Britain 

India vs. France/Netherlands