Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament: Dhiraj, Rai and Ankita in contention for the 2024 Paris Olympics quota places in Archery

Dhiraj, the top-ranked archer in the tournament, Rai and Ankita reached the quarterfinals and will compete on Saturday.

FILE PHOTO: Dhiraj Bommadevara of India during the Men’s recurve finals in the Hyundai Archery World Cup Finals 2023 | Photo Credit: Getty Images

B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai and Ankita Bhakat remained in contention for Paris Olympics quota places on the opening day of the Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament (ACQT) in Bangkok on Friday.

Dhiraj, the top-ranked archer in the tournament, Rai and Ankita reached the quarterfinals and will compete on Saturday.

As per the Olympic qualification system, two quota places per gender will be awarded at the ACQT on the basis of the final standings of individual match-play competitions.

The quota places shall be attributed to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the highest ranked athletes and an NOC shall not obtain more than one quota place per gender at the ACQT.

The results:

Recurve: Individual:

Men:  Qualification round: B. Dhiraj (1st, 677), Tarundeep Rai (2nd, 676), Pravin Jadhav (4th, 671);  Elimination round: Dhiraj got a bye, bt Ezizmuhammet Sahedov (Tkm) 6-0, bt Yue Long Li (Sgp) 6-0 in  pre-QF; Jadhav got a bye, bt Ali Kadhim (Irq) 6-2, lost to Mohammadhossein Golshani Asl (Iri) 7-3; Rai got a bye, bt Chun Kit Wan (Hkg), bt Ruman Shana (Ban) 6-2 in  pre-QF.

Women: Qualification round: Ankita Bhakat (2nd, 646), Bhajan Kaur (4th, 638), Tisha Punia (7th, 635);  Elimination round: Ankita got a bye, bt Sonam Dema (Bhu) 6-0, bt Pia Elizabeth Angela Bidaure (Phi) 6-5 (8-1) in  pre-QF; Bhajan got a bye, lost to Sataporn Artsalee (Tha) 6-2; Tisha got a bye, bt Ku Nurin Afiqah Ku Ruzaini (Mal) 6-4, lost to Ziyodakhon Abdusattorova (Uzb) 6-4.