Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Archery: Pooja Jatyan exit in quarters-Highlights
Given a bye in the R32 category, Pooja will have to wait to find out who her opponent is in the R16 of the women's recurve archery.
After the compound archery events came to an end at the Paris Paralympics 2024, it is time to turn our attention to the recurve archery events, starting today.
India's Pooja Jatyan exited the competition losing out to China's Wu Chunyan, who staged a remarkable comeback after being 4-0 down after two sets.
Earlier, Pooja made light work of her round of 16 tie, cruising to a 6-0 win against Turkey's Yagmur Sengul.
As it happened:
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- 3 Sep 2024 3:45 PM GMT
Set one begins!
Five rounds, three arrows each, winner of each set will get 2 point, first to 6 point wins. Who comes out on top?
- 3 Sep 2024 3:43 PM GMT
Pooja is out on the field!
This is her first Paralympic Games appearance. Can the Indian book a spot in the semis and give herself a shot at a medal in archery?
Remember, Wu Chunyan had a great ranking round and finished ahead of Pooja.
- 3 Sep 2024 2:08 PM GMT
Pooja Jatyan to face Wu Chunyan!
The Indian para archer, ranked no.7 in the world, will face world no.9 Wu Chunyan of China in the quarterfinals of the women's recurve open category.
The match is tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:21 PM, IST.
- 3 Sep 2024 9:50 AM GMT
The quarter-finals will happen tonight!
The last eight will begin at 8:30 PM, IST (tentatively).
Pooja's opponent will be revealed shortly based on results from other matches.
Stay tuned to find out more about it.
- 3 Sep 2024 9:48 AM GMT
End of set three, India 6-0 Turkey
Sengul opens set three with a 9, follows with another poor 8! She finally managed a 9 in her third arrow!
Pooja opens her account with a 9 as well. She hits another 9. She wins the match in her third arrow with another 9!
Pooja wins set three 27-26 and also the match 6-0!
She is into the quarter-finals of the women's recurve archery event.
- 3 Sep 2024 9:44 AM GMT
End of set two, India 4-0 Turkey
Sengul opens with a 7 and follows with a 6! She finishes her second set with a 9.
Pooja begins with a 9 and follows with an 8! Still in the lead though. Pooja ends set two with a 9!
Pooja wins set two 26-22 and gets another two points!
She is now 4-0 up and is one set win away from taking the game!
- 3 Sep 2024 9:41 AM GMT
End of the first set, India 2-0 Turkey
Good start for Pooja, in her first Paralympic games, scoring 27 whereas Sengul could only manage 24.
- 3 Sep 2024 9:31 AM GMT
Format of recurve archery:
The format for recurve archery is different from compound archery.
For starters, the distance to the target is longer, 70m away, as opposed to 50m in compound archery
Although both individual categories see 15 arrows in total per competitor (3 sets of five arrows), in the recurve archery, at the end of the set, the individual with the higher score is awarded two points, and if the score is tied, both players receive a point each.
The first to reach six points is declared the winner.
