Paris Olympics 2024: India’s Journey Will Begin Today

By  News On Air   Jul 25, 2024

In the Paris Olympics 2024, India’s journey will begin today, a day before the Opening Ceremony. Archers Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, and B. Dhiraj, along with Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav, will compete in the individual ranking round.

The Indian contingent aims to break the Olympics medal drought in archery. The women’s ranking round will commence at 1 p.m. today, followed by the men’s ranking round at 5:45 p.m. IST in Paris. The remaining stages will be held from July 28 to August 4. After the ranking rounds, the competition will shift to a matchplay phase.

India will compete in all five archery events in Paris: men’s and women’s teams, individual, and mixed categories. In total, 128 athletes have qualified for archery at the Paris games, 64 women and 64 men. The ranking rounds rules provide all qualifiers with 72 arrows, with a target placed 70 metres away.