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Bhakat and Bommadevara defeated Spain’s Elia Canales and Pablo Acha Gonzalez 5-3 (38-37, 38-38, 36-37, 37-36) in their quarter-final meeting on Friday to reach the semi-finals for the first time. read more
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India's Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara celebrate during their mixed team archery quarter-final meeting with Spain at the Paris Olympics. AP
There was some good news for the Indian archery contingent at the Paris Olympics after a series of disappointing results as the pair of Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat reached the semi-finals of the mixed team event after beating Spain in the quarters on Friday.
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Bhakat and Bommadevara defeated Spain’s Elia Canales and Pablo Acha Gonzalez 5-3 (38-37, 38-38, 36-37, 37-36) in their quarter-final meeting at Les Invalides on Friday to reach the semi-finals for the first time.
India won the first Set by a solitary point, and the two teams would share a point in the next one after finishing on identical scores of 38.
The Spanish duo of Canales and Gonzalez would then go level at 3-3 by taking the third set 37-36.
Bommadevara, however, would star in the fourth set with a couple of crucial 10s, helping India seal a 5-3 victory by taking Set 4 37-36.
Bhakat and Bommadevara thus became the first Indian pair to reach the mixed archery semis and face Korea’s Lim Sihyeon and Kim Woojin in the semi-finals.
A victory in that round will then guarantee India their first-ever medal in the sport at the Olympics.
The India vs Korea semi-final clash will be taking place at 7 pm, shortly after the quarter-final against Spain.
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