The Indian mixed archery team will battle it out for a historic bronze medal after going down to South Korea in the Paris Olympics semi-finals on Friday (August 1). The duo of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara will face the loser of the second semi-final between United States and Germany for third place. (Medal Table | Schedule & Results | Full Coverage)
India To Battle For Historic Archery Medal After Mixed Team's Semi-final Loss
The duo of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara will face the loser of the second semi-final between United States and Germany for third place. India have never bagged an Olympic medal before, and this will be their shot at glory
India's Ankita Bhakat in action during the mixed team recurve archery quarter-finals at Paris Olympic Games 2024 on Friday (August 2). Photo: AP
India's Ankita Bhakat in action during the mixed team recurve archery quarter-finals at Paris Olympic Games 2024 on Friday (August 2). Photo: AP
India have never bagged an Olympic medal before, and this will be their shot at glory. If they win, Ankita and Dhiraj will end the nation's 36-year wait for an Olympic medal in archery.
Dhiraj and Ankita lost 38-36, 35-38, 37-38, 38-39 to their South Korean opponents Lim Sihyeon and Kim Woo-jin.
Earlier, Ankita and Dhiraj had produced an excellent performance to trump Spain 5-3 in the quarter-finals. They had defeated Indonesia 5-1 before that in the round of 16.
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