Paralympics 2024 Archery: India wins historic bronze in mixed team-Highlights
Team India will directly feature in the quarterfinals of the mixed team event in the compound archery open category.
Indian para compound archers Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi made history at Les Invalides arena, winning the bronze medal in the mixed team compound archery open category at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
After winning Indonesia in the quarters, India narrowly lost out to the Iranians in the semi-finals but prevailed in the bronze medal match against Italy, winning it with a record score of 156-155.
As it happened:
Once again, Rakesh starts the final round, hitting a 10! His second arrow needs to be a 10 and he hits a 10!
Devi needs a 10, and the teenager gets a 9? It is up for review. Can the 17-year-old all but seal the bronze with a 10? She does! Wow!
Matteo hits a 9, opening the door for India! He too, needs a 10, and he hits a 10!
Elenora, with 6 10s in a row, scores a wayward 9! India has the advantage! She needs a 10 in her second arrow and she hits a 10!
Devi's first arrow is under review and if it gets upgraded, India will win the bronze! If not, we go into the shoot-offs.
INDIA HAVE DONE IT! BRONZE MEDAL FOR INDIA! WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM RAKESH KUMAR AND TEENAGER SHEETAL DEVI!
Final score: India 156-155 Italy, India wins bronze in mixed team compound archery open event!
India are still in this, a 40/40 is very much the need of the hour! Can they do it?
Rakesh kicks off round three with another 10 and hits a 9 in his second arrow.
Devi follows him with a 9 and hits an important 10!
Matteo opens with a 10 as well! He finishes round three with a 9!
Sarti, with 4/4 10s so far, makes it 5/5! Incredible from the Italian! She finishes her second arrow with another 10! 6/6 now!
A narrow one-point lead for the Italians with one round left!
Can India build on their momentum and put their noses in front in this tie?
Rakesh gets things underway in round two, hitting a perfect 10! He hits another perfect 10!
Devi, in her first arrow of round two, gets a 10 as well! She hits a 10!
40/40 from India in round two!
Matteo aims his third arrow in this match, and hits a 9! His second arrow of this round yields a 9!
Elenora hits a 10 in her first arrow! She hits another 10! Four 10s in a row for her in this match!
India draws level in this bronze medal game!
Rakesh gets underway with a 10, as usual! He hits a 9 in his second attempt.
Devi follows Rakesh with a 10 as well and in her second shot, she too hits a 9.
Matteo starts with a 10 in his first arrow and hits a 10!
Elenora too, hits a 10! What a start to this match! She hits another 10!
Italy goes 40/40 in the first round!
They have a two-point lead over India after round one!
India's Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi will be up against Italy's Elenora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina.
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