Reigning Paralympic recurve open champion Harvinder Singh led a robust Indian present as 4 dwelling archers every made the pre-quarterfinals of the lads’s and girls’s recurve sections on the World Archery Para Collection right here that received underway in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Double Paralympic medallist Harvinder certified because the third seed within the males’s recurve open part after scoring 636 factors out of a potential 720. He completed behind Iran’s Gholamreza Rahimi (647) and Indonesia’s Kholdin (641).
Parveen was the next-best Indian in fifth place with 633 factors, adopted by Sehajveer Singh, who aggregated 626. Vijay Sundi was the fourth Indian within the high 10, ending seventh with 618 factors.
Based mostly on the qualification rankings, all 4 Indians superior on to the pre-quarterfinals within the 32-member draw.
Third-seeded Harvinder will open his marketing campaign towards China’s 14th seed Gan Jun, whereas sixth-seeded Sehajveer will face eleventh seed Ivan David of Slovakia.
Parveen will tackle Slovakia’s Ivan Denis, whereas Sundi will face Indonesia’s Setiawan.
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Within the ladies’s recurve open part, Bhawana certified because the third seed after a powerful 595, ending behind Indonesia’s Noviera Ross (603) and Iran’s Somayeh Rahimi Ghadherijani (602).
India had 4 archers within the high 10 of the qualifiers rating, with Pooja Kumari ending fifth with 573 factors. Rajshri Rathod and Pooja certified because the eighth and ninth seeds respectively after scoring 560 and 527.
All 4 Indians superior on to the pre-quarterfinals.
India additionally secured the highest seeding in each the lads’s and girls’s doubles occasions.
Harvinder and Parveen topped the eight-team males’s doubles qualification with a mixed rating of 1,269 factors. The Indian pair have been seeded immediately into the semifinals and is one win away from securing a medal.
Bhawana and Pooja Kumari had been the highest seeds within the ladies’s doubles after aggregating 1,168 factors. They too have acquired a direct entry into the semifinals and want one victory to guarantee themselves of a medal.
Within the combined doubles, Bhawana and Harvinder had been seeded third with a mixed rating of 1,231 factors. Iran and Indonesia occupied the highest two seedings. The Indian pair will open their marketing campaign towards sixth-seeded Iraq within the quarterfinals of the eight-team draw.
Printed on Sep 05, 2026