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Olympic Games: India started its Paris Olympics campaign on a bright note a day ahead of the Opening Ceremony with the women's team securing a fourth-place finish in the ranking round to seal a spot in the quarterfinal stage at Les Invalides here on Thursday. In the quarterfinals, India will face the winner of the last-16 stage match between hosts France and the Netherlands.

In the individual round, Ankita Bhakat bagged the 11th spot with a season-best score of 666 after 72 shots, including 30 tens and 9 Xs. She picked 54 points in the final end.

Bhajan Kaur scored 659 (25 10s and 6 Xs)to finish 22nd in the standings. Deepika Kumari, who is competing in her fourth Olympics, settled for 23rd place in the final standings with 658 points (28 10s and 6 Xs).