GUWAHATI: Indian archers Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara kept their Olympic medal hope alive after moving into the quarter-finals of the mixed team event on Friday, August 2. The duo beat Indonesia's Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu in the round of 16.
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Ankita and Dhiraj registered a 5-1 (37-36, 38-38, 38-37) win in the pre-quarterfinals at the Invalides. India will next play Spain for a place in the semifinals. The match is scheduled at 5:45 PM (IST).
Earlier, India's campaign in men’s individual archery ended after four-time Olympian Tarundeep Rai bowed out in the opening round and Dhiraj suffered a narrow loss in the second round. The men's and women's teams have failed to make it past the quarterfinal stage.
Meanwhile, seasoned archer Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur have both made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s individual event, but Ankita crashed out in the first round.