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Archery: Indian women's team knocked out, fail to qualify for Tokyo Olympics - LIVE Updates
Today is the final chance for the Indian women's recurve archery team to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics at the Final Qualifier in Paris.
Fate was not in favour of the India today!
The Indian women's recurve archery team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari has failed to qualify for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This is the first time since the 2000 Sydney Olympics that the Indian women's archery team will not be in action at the Olympics.
Read more about their performances today at the Final Tokyo Olympic Qualifiers event in Paris here.
You can read the LIVE Blog below.
We will join you again tomorrow to bring you the LIVE updates from Indian Grand Prix-IV the domestics athletics events, where many of our Indian stars will aim to secure the qualifying mark for Tokyo Olympics. Good night and stay safe!
Live Updates
- 20 Jun 2021 1:21 PM GMT
4 Indian archers at the Tokyo Olympics
For those who are wondering, what happens next.
India will be represented by 4 archers at the 2020 Olympics next month —
Atanu Das
Pravin Jadhav
Tarundeep Rai
Deepika Kumari
India will have representation in men's recurve singles, men's team event, women's singles, and mixed recurve event.
- 20 Jun 2021 1:16 PM GMT
Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat — Future of Indian Archery
While we won't see the likes of Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat at the Tokyo Olympics, their inspiring stories are worth a mention.
You can read more about them here:
How Komalika Bari went from cycling 18km per day to winning an Archery World Cup medal
Ankita Bhakat: Journey from not owning archery equipment to winning multiple World Cup medals
- 20 Jun 2021 1:10 PM GMT
END of Tokyo dreams for Indian women's team
The Indian women's team won't be competing at the Tokyo Olympics in the recurve team event. However, Deepika Kumari will be competing in the women's singles and mixed event.
- 20 Jun 2021 1:08 PM GMT
15th-seeded Colombia gets better of 2nd-seeded India.
India was seeded second heading to the pre-QF and was certain to make the quarter-finals. Colombia has come from nowhere to beat the trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Komalika Bari 6-0 (55-54, 51-49, 53-52).
- 20 Jun 2021 1:04 PM GMT
INDIA KNOCKED OUT!
That's a huge upset!
India goes down in the Round of 16 against Colombia.
- 20 Jun 2021 10:49 AM GMT
India finish qualification round in 2nd position
India ends qualification round in 2nd position behind Mexico. The Indian women's recurve team scored 1992/2160 in full time. They will head directly into the pre-quarters of the Final Qualifying event where they will face the winner between Columbia (15th seed) and Kazakhstan (18th seed).
- 20 Jun 2021 10:31 AM GMT
India at top after 198 arrows.
The Indian women's team is fighting neck to neck to take a three point lead over Mexico and maintaining their lead. India at 1829 after 198 arrows.
- 20 Jun 2021 9:59 AM GMT
India retains top spot after 162 arrows
After 144 arrows, India remain at the first position with 1334/1440. Deepika 452 /480 Komalika 446 /420 and Ankita 436/480.
- 20 Jun 2021 9:38 AM GMT
India back to top position
After 126 Arrows India at first position with 1167/1260. Deepika 397 /420, Komalika 387 /420, and Ankita 383 /420
- 20 Jun 2021 9:02 AM GMT
India in 2nd position after 108 arrows
We have reached the half-way mark here. After 108 arrows, India stand in 2nd position.
