Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh and Pooja have bagged quota places in recurve men and women open categories as India has collected a total of six archery quota places so far in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
At the World archery para championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic, on Friday, Harvinder, who got a bye in the first round, beat Georgian Giorgi Managdze 6-0 and Azerbaijan’s Jahan Musayev 6-4 before losing 7-1 to Indonesia’s Kholidin in the pre-quarterfinals. He finished ninth to qualify for the Paralympics.
Pooja, who received a first round bye but went down against Italy’s Veronica Florence 6-2, grabbed an opportunity as she beat Korean Jo Jang Moon 6-5 (10-7) to place fourth in the secondary tournament and book a ticket to Paris.
