Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Goodnight folks! That's it for today! It was a good day for archery and we will be back tomorrow! The Indian archery team, consisting of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav, have directly qualified for the quarters for their event, by bagging third position with 2013 points in the Men's Archery Ranking Round.Meanwhile, Ankita Bhakat was in top form as she led India to the women's quarter-finals.

That's it for today, folks!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara guided the men's team to the third position in the recently concluded ranking round at the Paris Olympics. Earlier, Ankita Bhakat seeded 11th in the women's archery series to secure the fourth spot in the team standings. Ankita and Dhiraj have also secured the 5th seed in the mixed team event of the archery series.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Indian men's team will meet Turkiye or Colombia in the quarter-finals of the archery series at the Paris Games. India will also avoid facing Republic of Korea in the semi-final stage of the men's competition at the Summer Olympics. Archers Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat seeded 5th in the mixed team event of the archery series. As per the round of 16 draw, India will meet Indonesia for a place in the quarter-finals.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara finished 4th in the men's archery series of the Summer Games. Dhiraj bagged 681 points as India finished third in the men's standings to enter the quarter-final stage of the Paris Games. Tarundeep Rai scored 674 points to take the 14th spot. Pravin Jadhav picked up 658 points to settle for the 39th spot. India scored 2013 points to bag the third spot. Korea topped the standings while hosts France finished second. China finished the ranking round behind India to make the quarterfinalists.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: India's Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara have qualified for round of 16 phase in mixed archery team event. Bhakat scored 666 points to finish 11th in the women’s archery competition. Hours after India women made it to the quarter-finals, Dhiraj smashed 681 points as the men's team finished 3rd to seal a place in the last 8 of the Summer Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Dhiraj Bommadevara has been India's go-to man in the archery series at the Paris Games. The top-seeded Indian showed his class to help India enter the quarter-final stage of the Summer Games. In the 12th and final end of the men's archery series, the Indian archer scored 59 points to finish 4th in the final standings. Tarundeep Rai scored 56 points to finish 14th. Pravin Jadhav scored 55 to take the 39th spot.

India’s scores after 12th and final end:

1. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 59 points (X, X, 10, 10, 10, 9) - 4th place (agg: 681)

2. Tarundeep Rai - 56 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9) - 14th place (agg: 674)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 55 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) - 39th place (agg: 658)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Dhiraj Bommadevara scored one point less than Tarundeep Rai in the 11th end. However, the leading Indian archer has taken the 5th spot in the standings. Bommadevara scored 56 points while Tarundeep bagged 57. Rai is ranked 14th with one more end remaining in the men's archery series. Pravin Jadhav picked up 53 points to take 38th place.

India's scores after 11th end:

1. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 56 points (X, X, 10, 9, 9, 8) (agg: 622)

2. Tarundeep Rai - 57 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9) (agg: 618)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 53 points (X, X, 9, 9, 8, 7) (agg: 603)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Dhiraj Bommadevara putting up a show for India. The top-ranked Indian archer has climbed to the 6th spot at the 10th end. However, Tarundeep Rai is out of the top 10 after the 10th end. Dhiraj scored 58 points, Tarundeep earned 54 and Pravin Jadhav also bagged the same number (10).

India's scores after 10th end:

1. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 58 points (X, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) - 6th place (agg: 566)

2. Tarundeep Rai - 54 points (X, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) - 13th place (agg: 561)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 54 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) - 34th place (agg: 550)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: This is brilliant stuff! Dhiraj Bommadevara (8) and Tarundeep Rai (10) have entered the top 10 of the men’s rankings. Bommadevara fired 59 points while Tarundeep scored 57 in the 9th end. Pravin Jadhav scored 58 points as the Indian archer is placed 39th.

India’s scores after the 9th end:

1. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 59 points (X, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9) - 8th place (agg: 508)

2. Tarundeep Rai - 57 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9) - 10th place (agg: 507)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 58 points (X, X, 10, 10, 9, 9) - 39th place (agg: 496)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: India have taken the third spot as the Indian archers are ahead of their Chinese Taipei opponents. With India securing the third place, the Indian archers can enter the quarterfinals of the Paris Games

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Tarundeep Rai has scored 58 points and the ranked 10th Indian is followed by Dhiraj Bommadevara, who scored 54 points. He is ranked 12th in the current standings. Pravin Jadhav scored 55 points to take the 39th spot. Impressive start to the second half by India!

India’s scores after 8th end:

1. Tarundeep Rai - 58 points (X, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) (agg: 450)

2. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 54 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9) (agg: 449)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 55 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8) (agg: 438)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Dhiraj Bommadevara is placed 12th now! Tarundeep Rai has taken the 10th spot in the men's standings. Dhiraj has scored 449 points overall while Tarundeep's tally reads 450.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Archer Dhiraj Bommadevara entered the top 10 in the 7th end! Dhiraj fired the maximum points for India. The Indian archer scores 58 in the 7th end. Tarundeep Rai scored 55 points as he is placed 15th. Pravin Jadhav is 38th with 55 points.

India’s scores after 7th end:

1. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 58 points (X, X, 10, 10, 9, 9) - 10th place (agg: 393)

2. Tarundeep Rai - 55 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) - 15th place (agg: 392)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 55 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) - 38th place (agg: 383)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Je Deok Kim and Woojin Kim have amassed 400 points each at the half-way mark of the men's archery series. The South Korean duo is followed by compatriot Wooseok Lee, who is one short of 400 points. A total of 42 shots have been taken out of 72. Into the seventh end we go!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Archers Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, and Pravin Jadhav have taken India to the sixth spot at the halfway mark of the men's archery series. Indian archers have scored 1000 points in the men's event. Korea are leading the standings with 1032 points. Olympics hosts France are second while Italy have bagged the third spot at the mid-way mark.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav scored 56 points each at the final end of the 1st half. We are halfway through the men’s archery series at the Paris Summer Games. Tarundeep is the top-ranked Indian after 6 ends. The 14th-placed Indian is followed by Bommadevara, who is ranked 24th in the men’s standings. Jadhav has made a slow start as he is featuring in the 37th spot

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Tarundeep Rai gets to the 14th position with an aggregate score of 337. Dhiraj Bommadevara matched Rai’s points tally as the Indian archer took the 24th spot. Pravin Jadhav also had a similar outing in terms of points. All Indian archers fired 56 points in the 6th end!

India’s scores after 6th end

1. Tarundeep Rai - 56 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) - 14th place (agg: 337)

2. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 56 points (X, X, 10, 9, 9, 8) - 24th place (agg: 335)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 56 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) - 37th place (agg: 328)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: A comeback on the cards? Tarundeep Rai has bagged the 15th spot at 5th end. The Indian archer earned the maximum points (58) to finish above Dhiraj Bommadevara (57) and Pravin Jadhav (55) at the end. Bommadevara occupies the 25th place while Jadhav is ranked 43rd.

India’s scores in 5th end:

1. Tarundeep Rai - 58 points (X, X, 10, 10, 9, 9) - 15th place (agg: 281)

2. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 57 points (X, X, X, 10, 9, 8) - 25th place (agg: 279)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 55 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) - 43rd place (agg: 272)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Tarundeep Rai is out of the top 10 race momentarily as the ace archer has drifted away to the 23rd spot. Rai scored 53 points - three less than top-seeded Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara, who is ranked 27th in the current standings. Pravin Jadhav is 43rd with 54 points to his name.

India’s scores in 4th end:

1. Tarundeep Rai - 53 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 7) - 23rd place (agg: 223)

2. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 56 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) - 27th place (agg: 222)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 54 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) - 43rd place (agg: 217)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: India’s Tarundeep Rai scored the most in the 3rd end as the archer retained the 16th place with a score of 57. Tarundeep is joined by Dhiraj Bommadevara in the top 35 as the highest-seeded Indian is ranked 33rd in the men’s series of the Paris Games. Pravin Jadhav has made a slow start. The Indian archer has 53 points to his name. He is placed 42nd in the men’s rankings.

India’s scores in 3rd end:

1. Tarundeep Rai - 57 points (X, X, 10, 9, 9, 9) - 16th place (agg: 170)

2. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 56 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) - 33rd place (agg: 166)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 53 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8) - 42nd place (agg: 163)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: India have taken the spot 6th spot with 333 points after 12 firing shots. South Korea are leading the standings with 343 points. Lee Wooseok and Kim Je Deok have bagged the top two spots in the men's standings. India’s Tarundeep is still placed 16th in the men’s rankings.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: The second end is history in Paris. Tarundeep Rai has climbed up the rankings as the veteran archer is placed 16th in the revised standings. Tarundeep amassed the most points (58) among his Indian teammates. He is followed by Dhiraj Bommadevara, who bagged 53 points to take the 36th spot. Pravin Jadhav scored 55 points to seal the 37th place.

India’s scores in 2nd end:

1. Tarundeep Rai - 58 points (X, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) (agg: 113)

2. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 53 points (9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) (agg:

110)

3. Pravin Jadhav - 55 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) (agg: 110)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Colombia's Arcila Santiago has fired the most 10's so far in the men's qualification series. The Colombian archer is tied with a score of 116 with France's Chirault Thomas and Mexican international - Nespoli Mauro. An eventful 1st end for the archers. As many as 12 arrows have been fired out of 72 in Paris!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: We are underway in the men's archery series at the Paris Summer Games. India's top-ranked archer, Dhiraj Bommadevara, has taken the 11th place by scoring 57 points. The Indian top seed is followed by Pravin Jadhav, who has 55 points and is ranked 30th. Veteran Tarundeep Rai is 33rd in the standings with 55 points.

India’s scores in 1st end:

1. Dhiraj Bommadevara - 57 points (10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 8) - 11th place

2. Pravin Jadhav - 55 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) - 30th place

3. Tarundeep Rai - 55 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) - 33rd place

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Lovlina Borgohain and Co. have arrived in Paris for the boxing tournaments at the Summer Games 2024. Borgohain, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, will be in action in the boxing events starting from July 27. "Avengers Assemble. Our Boxers in all readiness," the Boxing Federation of India said.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: If you have just joined us, we would like to confirm that there's a slight delay in the men's qualification event. As many as six nations are taking part in the women's and men's archery qualification round at the Paris Games 2024. Indian women's team has made it to the quarter-finals while the men's team is in action next. Since archery started today at the Paris Games, here’s a small throwback to an unforgettable Olympic moment!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Archer Dhiraj Bommadevara holds the 12th spot in the world rankings. Veteran Tarundeep Rai is placed 31st in the standings. Recording his second appearance at the Summer Games, India's Pravin Jadhav is ranked 114th in the men's world rankings.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: The men's archery ranking round will also have a major say in the mixed team rankings. Archers Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav are in action at the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Korea’s Sihyeon Lim shattered the first World Record at the Paris Games when the archer topped the standings with unprecedented scores of 694 in the women’s archery rankings series. As we are moments away from the men’s archery event at 5:45 PM, let's quickly check out the record scores.

Record scores in men’s ranking round:

World Record: 702 by Brady Ellison (USA)

Olympic Record: 700 by Woojin Kim (KOR)

Archer Tarundeep Rai is making his fourth Olympic appearance while Pravin Jadhav is at the Summer Games for the second time. His compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara is set for his Olympic debut as the Indian men's team will kickstart their campaign in the qualification round at 5:45 PM IST. Can the Indian men’s side deliver the goods after the women's team's impressive outing in Paris?

India's top-seed, Sumit Nagal, is set to take on Corentin Moutet of France in his first-round match of the men's tennis tournament at the Paris Games 2024. The men’s doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji will also meet local hopes Fabien Reboul and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in their opening game of the Paris Games. If the World No. 80 wins his first-round match, Nagal can set a clash with Australia's Alex De Minaur.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will get her Paris Games 2024 campaign underway against Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu in the first-round. Germany’s Angelique Kerber is set to face Naomi Osaka of Japan in the opening round. USA’s female flagbearer for the Opening Ceremony, superstar Coco Gauff, is set to take on Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round. Tennis events of the Paris Olympics will be held at Roland-Garros.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic can meet his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. While Djokovic is set to face Australian Matthew Ebden, King of Clay Nadal will take on Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first round of the men's competition.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Archers Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav are the Indians in action as the men's archery ranking round will be taking place at 5:45 PM IST. Indian women's team has already punched their tickets to the quarter-finals of the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Six archers are representing India at the Paris Games 2024. Deepika Kumari recorded her fourth Olympic appearance while Bhajan Kaur and Ankita Bhakat made their respective debuts for India at the Summer Games. With the Indian women's team entering the quarter-finals, all eyes will be on the men's side. The men's individual ranking round will start at 5:45 PM.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Lim Sihyeon has smashed the first world record at the Paris Games 2024. The 21-year-old finished with 694 to script history at the women’s archery rankings series in Paris. Lim topped the standings with her score of 694.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Top-ranked Indian archer at the Paris Games, Ankita Bhakat will meet Wioleta Myszor. Her teammate Bhajan Kaur is set to face Syifa Nurafifah Kamal while Deepika Kumari will take on Reena Pernat.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: The winner of the France vs Netherlands match in the pre-quarter-finals will meet India. South Korea will meet USA or Chinese Taipei in the last 8. Thus, India are expected to face gold-medal favourites South Korea in the semi-finals of the women’s archery rankings series at the Paris Games.

-Women’s archery pre-quartfinals

France vs Netherlands

Germany vs Great Britan

Indonesia vs Malaysia

USA vs Chinese Taipei

-Quarter-finals

South Korea vs USA/Chinese Taipei

China vs Indonesia/Malaysia

Mexico vs Germany/Great Britain

India vs France/Netherlands

-Semi-finals

South Korea/USA/Chinese Taipei vs India/France/Netherlands

China/Indonesia/Malaysia vs Mexico/Germany/Great Britain.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: India can meet France or the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. A win in the quarter-finals can also set India's date with South Korea in the semi-final stage of the women's team event.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Korea’s Sihyeon Lim has smashed the World Record score of 694 in the recently concluded women's event at the Paris Games 2024. Lim topped the standings with the record finish while her compatriot Suhyeon Nam scored 688 points.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Team India secured the fourth spot by scoring 1983 points in the recently concluded women’s event. South Korea topped the standings with 2046 points. China finished runners-up while Mexico grabbed the third spot.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Ankita Bhakat bagged the 11th spot in the 12th end. The ace archer picked up 54 points in the final end to take the 11th position. Bhajan Kaur scored 53 points to finish 22nd in the standings. Deepika Kumari had 57 points to her tally as she settled for 23rd place in the final standings.

India’s scores in 12th end (final)

1. Ankita Bhakat - 54 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) (agg: 666)

2. Bhajan Kaur - 53 points (9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) (agg: 659)

3. Deepika Kumari - 57 points (10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 8) (agg: 658)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: India's Ankita Bhakat has bagged the 8th spot with an overall score of 612 points. Bhakat had 58 points in the 11the end. Bhajan Kaur sealed the 19th spot with 56 points. Deepika Kumari also scored 56 points and is ranked 26th. Meanwhile, South Korean archer Lim Si-hyeon can break the Olympic Record at the Paris Games!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: The 10th end is done and dusted. Ankita Bhakat has been forced to settle for the 12th spot. She has 54 points. Bhajan Kaur has taken the 21st spot with 58 points. Deepika Kumari is ranked 28th with 55 points.

India's scores after 10th set:

1. Ankita Bhakat - 54 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) (agg: 554)

2. Bhajan Kaur - 58 (X, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) (agg: 550)

3. Deepika Kumari - 55 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) (agg: 545)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Ace archer Ankita Bhakat is aiming to bounce back as she is placed 11th in the standings. After the conclusion of 9 ends, Ankita has 55 points to her name. Bhajan Kaur has taken the 25th spot with 55 points. Deepika Kumari is ranked 30th with 51 points.

India's scores after 9 ends:

1. Ankita Bhakat - 55 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 7) (agg: 500)

2. Bhajan Kaur - 55 (X, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) (agg: 492)

3. Deepika Kumari - 51 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 8, 5) (agg: 490)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: After the end of the 8th, India have improved its ranking as the Indian archers have taken the nation to the fourth spot. India are only behind leaders South Korea (1362), China (1332) and Mexico (1324) in the revised standings.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Ankita Bhakat is staging a comeback as the highest-ranked Indian archer is placed 11th after 8 ends. Ankita has 56 points in her score tally. Deepika Kumari has bagged 55 points and the Indian archer is ranked 24th in the latest standings. Bhajan Kaur has to settle for the 30th spot. She has picked up 54 points.

India's scores after 8th end:

1. Ankita Bhakat - 56 points (X, X, 10, 9, 9, 8) (agg: 445)

2. Deepika Kumari - 55 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8) (agg: 439)

3. Bhajan Kaur - 54 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) (agg: 437)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Ankita Bhakat is losing places as the top-ranked Indian archer is now placed 15th after the seventh end coming to a close. She bagged 54 points while Deepika Kumari scored 57 points to seal the 25th spot. Bhajan Kaur, who made an impressive comeback, is ranked 28th with 53 points.

India’s scores after 7th set:

1. Ankita Bhakat - 54 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) - (agg: 389)

2. Deepika Kumari - 57 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9) - (agg: 384)

3. Bhajan Kaur - 53 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8) - (agg: 383)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Team India is placed 6th in the women's team seeding, at the halfway mark of the individual ranking round. Ankita Bhakat is still leading India’s charge as she is the top-ranked Indian archer in the latest standings. After 6 Ends and 36 arrows fired, India's Ankita stands is placed 12th with an overall score of 335 points. Her teammate Bhajan Kaur is 23rd with 330 followed by Deepika Kumari, who is at 37th with 327. 36 arrows more to go!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: India’s Ankita Bhakat is out of the top 10 of the standings. With the sixth end coming to a close, Bhakat has 55 points and she was placed 12th. Bhajan Kaur is placed 23rd with 54 points. Deepika Kumari scored 55 points and she is ranked 37th in the standings.

1. Ankita Bhakat - 55 points (X, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) - (agg: 335)

2. Bhajan Kaur - 54 points (10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) - (agg: 330)

3. Deepika Kumari - 55 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) - (agg: 327)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Bhajan Kaur has made a comeback. From being 52nd in the initial stage, she has climbed to the 23rd spot. A top 20 finish is on the cards for her. Team India is ranked third with 828 points. South Korea is leading the charts with 854 points. China is second with 845 points.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Leading India from the front, Ankita Bhakat has been shifted to rank 10 after the fifth end. She has 55 points. Bhajan Kaur, who is placed 23rd, has 58 points. Deepika Kumari is 10 places behind Bhajan with 56 points.

1. Ankita Bhakat - 55 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8) (agg: 280)

2. Bhajan Kaur - 58 points (10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9) (agg: 276)

3. Deepika Kumari - 56 points (10, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8) (agg: 272)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Ankita Bhakat has slipped to 8th in the 4th end. She has 55 points to her name while Bhajan Kaur has 57 points in the same end. Bhajan is positioned 31st in the standings, Deepika Kumari has 56 points and she is placed 38th in the revised standings.

1. Ankita Bhakat - 55 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9) - 8th place (agg: 225)

2. Bhajan Kaur - 57 points (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9) - 31st place (agg: 218)

3. Deepika Kumari - 56 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9) - 38th place (agg: 217)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: We have a South Korea 1-2 after the first 18 arrows! Lim Sihyeon, who has won four of her first six World Cup stages, has managed to draw a slender lead over compatriot Suhyeon Nam after the first 3 ends. Sihyeon (176) and Suhyeon (172) are leading the way in Paris.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Ankita Bhakat is seventh in the rankings with 59 points. Deepika Kumari is busy climbing rankings and a 54-point tally has placed her 39th. Bhajan Kaur is two spots behind Deepika.

Scores after the 3rd set:

1. Ankita Bhakat - 59 points (X, X, 10, 10, 10, 9) - 7th place (agg: 170)

2. Deepika Kumari - 54 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) - 39th place (agg: 161)

3. Bhajan Kaur - 56 points (X, X, X, 9, 9, 8) - 41st place (agg: 161)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: In the second set, Ankita Bhakat (X, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9) sealed 12th place with 57 points. Deepika Kumari (10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8) has 56 points to her name and she is placed 36th. Bhajan Kaur, who had a slow start, is placed 50th. Kaur (10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8) has 54 points.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Sihyeon Lim bagged the pole position after the 1st set. Sihyeon Lim - 59 points (X, X, X, X, 10, 9)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Ankita Bhakat has bagged 54 points is placed 22nd. Deepika Kumari is ranked 51st while Bhajan Kaur is just a place behind.

1. Ankita Bhakat - 54 points (X, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8) - 22nd place

2. Deepika Kumari - 51 points (10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 6) - 51st place

3. Bhajan Kaur - 51 points (9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 7) - 52nd place

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: The targets have been assigned. Deepika will be shooting at 10A, Bhakat on 11A and Bhajan on 12A. The Indian archers will be facing American archers in the qualification round, an arrangement purely for ranking purposes. Deepika is facing Casey Kaufold, Bhajat is against Jennifer Mucino and Bhajan is against Catalina Gnoriega.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: The archery events are being held at the Esplanade des Invalides, which is a part of the iconic Les Invalides complex of buildings in Paris. Here is how it is described in the Olympics website: Hôtel des Invalides was built during the reign of Louis XIV in 1687 as a military hospital and retirement home for war veterans. Today, this world-renowned building includes French military history museums and monuments, as well as the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte. Directly opposite, the elegant Pont Alexandre III bridge links the site to the Grand Palais on the right bank of the Seine.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Three Indian shooters will be making their Olympic debut today. 22-year-old Dhiraj Bommadevara made his international debut in 2017 and won gold at the World Archer Youth Championships in 2021. In 2023, he was part of men's team that won silver at the 2023 Asian Games. Bommadevara earlier won the men's team gold at the World Cup in Shanghai, India's first in 14 years.

Ankita Bhakat, 26, qualified for the Games quarterfinals of the Final World Archery Olympic Qualifier 2024. She shot to prominence when she won gold in the mixed team event at the 2017 youth archery World Championships. Ankita was also part of the Indian women's team that won bronze at the Asian Games.

18-year-old Bhajan Kaur sealed her place at the Paris Olympics by winning gold at the at the final Olympic qualifier in Antalya, Turkey last month. She had earlier been part of the women's team that won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games and also won bronze at the youth World Championships in 2023.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Today's event will decide the seedings for the individual and team events both, which means that how the archers fare today could have a big say on their chances of winning a medal.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: Tarundeep Rai and Deepika Kumari will be making their fourth appearances at the Olympics today. Deepika took a break in late 2022 and early 2023 upon becoming a mother. She was in a race against time to make it to the Olympics but a strong showing upon her comeback helped her qualify for Paris. This included an extraordinary comeback to win silver at World Cup Stage-1 in Shanghai in April this year, less than 16 months after giving birth.

40-year-old Tarundeep has admitted that this Olympics is a "now-or-never situation". Tarundeep has two silver at the World Championships (2005, 2019), nine World Cup medals, including three gold, a silver and a bronze in Asian Games, two silver and a bronze in Asian Championships. The only trinket missing from his cabinet, is the one that has the Olympic rings engraved on it. The Sikkimese veteran was part of the Indian teams at the 2004 Athens, 2012 London and 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: It is quite a straightforward affair. From 1pm IST starts the women's individual ranking event. The men's ranking event starts from 5.45pm IST.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: This is the first time since London 2012 that Indian archers have managed to clinch all six available quotas at the Olympics. Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur will be in action for India first in the women's individual ranking round. The men's round later in the day will, feature veteran Tarundeep Rain, Pravin Jadhav and Dhiraj Bommadevara.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates: "I declare open the Games of Paris celebrating the 33rd Olympiad of the modern era."

There are still more than 24 hours for us to hear these words, which the head of state of the host nation has traditionally spoken in different languages to formally declare the Olympics open, but the Games normally begin about a couple of days before the opening ceremony. India's campaign hence starts today, despite the opening ceremony being tomorrow. There is only one event: the individual ranking rounds for archery. It is the first time since London 2012 that India have a full quota of six archers at the Olympics. There are the veteran Tarundeep Rai and the spiritual leader Deepika Kumari, both of who are into their fourth appearance at the Olympics. There is Praveen Jadhav who is making his second Olympic appearance and then, the Olympic debutants in Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Dhiraj Bommadevara. Stay tuned for more updates

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