Olympics 2024, India’s schedule on July 28: Manu Bhaker, women’s archery team aim for medals

Manu Bhaker will be in action in the women’s 10m air pistol final.

Jul 27, 2024 - 22:30

Olympics 2024, India’s schedule on July 28: Manu Bhaker, women’s archery team aim for medals

Manu Bhaker and the women’s archery team will be in the running to win India’s first medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday.

Bhaker, 22, was the only Indian to reach the final of her event on Saturday and will be looking to banish the ghosts of Tokyo 2020 when she takes to the range at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.

The women’s archery team will be hoping to win India’s first Olympic medal in the sport when they resume their campaign on July 28.

Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur are seeded fourth, which has given them direct entry into the quarter-finals where they will face either hosts France or the Netherlands.

Victory in the quarter-final will see India face archery powerhouse South Korea, who obliterated their own Olympic record in the qualification round, in the semi-finals. The medal matches for the women’s team event will take place later in the day.

PV Sindhu will begin her campaign to win a third Olympic medal as she takes on Fathimath Abdul Razzaq from the Maldives in the women’s singles Group M match. HS Prannoy will also begin his Olympic journey when he takes on Germany’s Fabian Roth.

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