India today started its Paris Olympics campaign on a bright note a day ahead of the Opening Ceremony with the women’s team securing a fourth-place finish in the ranking round to seal a spot in the quarterfinal stage. In the individual round, Ankita finished 11th, Bhajan got 22nd rank and Deepika finished 23rd.
Team India scored 1983 points. Korea finished top of the standings with 2046 points China stood at 2nd with 1996 points and Mexico finished at 3rd spot with 1986 points.
In the quarterfinals, India will face the winner of the last-16 stage match between hosts France and the Netherlands.
In the men’s individual event, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav will represent India. The ranking round rules provide all qualifiers with 72 arrows, with a target placed 70 meters away.
The remaining stages of the event will be held from the 28th of July to the 4th of August. After the ranking rounds, the competition will shift to a matchplay phase.
The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony will be held tomorrow from 11 PM IST onwards.
