Heartbreak for Indian Archers Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan at Paris Paralympics

Indian archers Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in the recurve mixed team event at the Paris Paralympics. Despite strong performances early on, they were defeated by Slovenia in a shoot-off. The loss follows a series of hard-fought matches, ending their pursuit of a double medal.

History-making Indian archer Harvinder Singh's attempt to clinch a second medal at the Paris Paralympics ended in disappointment, as he and teammate Pooja Jatyan lost to Slovenia in a shoot-off for the recurve mixed team bronze medal.

Despite being outplayed by top-seeded Italy in the semifinals, fifth-seeded Harvinder and Pooja, both from Haryana, gave a strong performance but eventually succumbed to Ziva Lavrinc and Dejan Fabcic, losing 4-5 (19-17) in the bronze medal match.

The duo's quest saw moments of brilliance, including a comeback in the third set, but ultimately fell short as Slovenia clinched the match in a tense shoot-off. The pair had previously raised hopes by securing victories against teams from Australia and Poland in earlier rounds.

(With inputs from agencies.)