'Need to work more on myself': Dhiraj after quarters loss in team event

After conceding defeat in the mens archery team event at the ongoing Paris Olympics India archer Bommadevara Dhiraj said that he needs to work more on himselfThe Indian mens archery team crashed out of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday The team comprising Dhiraj Bommadevara Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav bowed out in the quarterfinals after a 26 loss to TurkeySpeaking after conceding defeat Bommadevara thanked his teammates for believing in him The Indian archer added that he will learn from his mistakesI need to work more on myself and really thanks to my teammates for believing in me I will learn from these situations and try not to repeat my mistakes and get back stronger The main thing is to focus on myself rather than other situations The second thing is to make decisions about the wind After making decisions today what happened is I didnt believe in my decision Small things count and every single arrow Im sure Im coming back from it Bommadevara was quoted by Olympicscom as sayingThe result is a setback for the Indian archery team which had hoped to end its Olympic medal drought The team members will now shift their focus to individual events aiming to secure medalsAlso ReadDont have JioTV Father reveals how media broke the news of Bhakers bronzeBommadevara a key member of the Indian team seemed offcolour and struggled throughout the match which handed Turkey an advantage as they sealed the match 62 in their favour The final scores were 5357 5255 5554 and 5458 Turkey have entered the semifinalThe individual events provide an opportunity for the archers to showcase their skills and bring a positive end to their Olympic journeySpeaking to ANI Bommadevara Dhirajs father Sravan said that he is not worried about his sons match since he has been playing matches since his childhoodI am not much tensed about my sons match as I have seen him playing matches since his childhood I have talked to him Bommadevara Dhiraj and I dont think he is in any tension either I just pray that he moves forward with everyones blessings and makes history for the nation Sravan saidEarlier in the day Indias womens archery team also faced a disappointing defeat on Sunday against Netherlands in the quarterfinals of Paris Olympics The Dutch team proved too strong for the Indian trio and won the match with a decisive 60 scorelineThe Indian team consisting of Ankita Bhakat Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari struggled to find their rhythm throughout the matchThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever