Paris Olympics: India secure team quotas in archery; Deepika Kumari, Tarundeep Rai set for fourth appearances
The Hindu
India sends full archery team to Olympics after 12 years, aiming for medals in all five events at Paris Games.
For the first time in 12 years, India will be sending a full six-member archery contingent to the Olympics, making them eligible to compete in all the five events at the Paris Games.
This was made possible after the Indian men and women secured the team quotas based on the updated world rankings on June 24.
Team qualification guarantees participation in all events in archery at the Olympics.
The last time India fielded a six-member team at Olympics was in London 2012 where they competed in all the four events. The mixed team event was introduced in the last Olympics in Tokyo.
India have never won a medal in archery at the quadrennial extravaganza.
In the men's section, India and China made the cut, while in the women's category Indonesia were the second nation to secure the team quota.
The team events will have 12 sides in each section, while five outfits will compete in the mixed competitions.