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Paris : Indias Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat during the Archery mixed team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024 Image Source: IANS
Dhiraj Bommadevara Smashes Asian Games Record To Top Recurve Individual Qualification
Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose: India's Dhiraj Bommadevara smashed the Asian Games record to top the recurve individual archery qualification event on Saturday at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Sq here on Saturday.
Dhiraj produced a stellar show to finish with a score of 698, from the 720 possible, and earn the top seed in the individual event as India ended the team qualification as the second seed.
Dhiraj broke the previous Asiad record of 690 points, which belonged to Korea's Lee Woo. Dhiraj was in top form across the two halves as he earned 348 of the 360 points. The archer then improved in the second half with a 350 score in the final 36 arrows, dropping only 10 points out of the 360 possible.
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