Paralympics 2024
Paralympics 2024 Para-Archery: Compound mixed team creates world record in ranking rounds - Highlights
After a splendid show in the individual compound ranking round, Sheetal Devi will return in the mixed team ranking round.
Sarita and Sheetal Devi will be in action at the ranking round of Paralympic Games 2024 on Thursday afternoon. (File photo).
Paralympics 2024 Para-Archery LIVE: The Indian compound archers are in action Thursday at the Paralympics in Paris.
Sheetal Devi and Sarita kicked off proceedings in the women's individual compound open ranking round.
Sheetal was in great form and finished 2nd in the women's individual compound open ranking round with a personal best score of 703. Sarita was ranked 9th with a score of 682.
In the men's individual recurve open ranking round, India's Harvinder Singh was ranked 9th with a score of 637.
The attention now shifts to the mixed team event where Sheetal Devi and Sarita will be joined by Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swamy.
Remember, this Indian mixed team are the current holders of the world record, having posted a score of 1,398 in July 2023.
Catch all the live action right here!
Live Updates
- 29 Aug 2024 3:56 PM GMT
India is seventh in the recurve archery mixed team ranking round!
After 90 of the 144 arrows shot, team India, comprising Pooja and Harvinder Singh, sits in seventh place with 785 points.
Turkey is in the lead with 803 points and China is in second with 795 points.
- 29 Aug 2024 3:52 PM GMT
India is in the lead at the compound mixed team ranking event!
The Indian team of Sheetal Devi and Shyam Sundar have a combined score of 878 after 90 arrows shot in the Compound Archery mixed team event.
Behind them are Iran with 869 points and Great Britain with 868 points.
- 29 Aug 2024 1:40 PM GMT
Splendid archery from Sheetal Devi
Sheetal never backed down through the entire course of the ranking round.
She did lead on a couple of instances but was constantly jostling with the leader for the top stop.
This ranking round holds her in good stead for her 1/16 Elimination Round.
- 29 Aug 2024 1:36 PM GMT
Harvinder Singh finishes 9th
India's Harvinder Singh secured a 9th rank in the men's individual recurve open ranking round.
- 29 Aug 2024 1:34 PM GMT
Sheetal Devi misses the top spot by a whisker!
Sarita secures the 9th spot.
Meanwhile, Turkey's Oznur has just set a New World Record.
Sheetal Devi's 703 is a new Personal Best.
- 29 Aug 2024 1:24 PM GMT
Back to the women's compound ranking round...
And Sheetal is still ahead with the final 'end' to go!
- 29 Aug 2024 1:23 PM GMT
An update from the Men's individual recurve archery open ranking round...
India's Harvinder Singh is doing well and he sits in 8th position after 66 arrows.
