If they don’t have a mental meltdown due to “pressure” like seen in the past two Olympics and Asian Games, then 2 hard fought medals, one each in the men’s team and the mixed team is what I predict. The women’s team as well as all the individuals CAN get a medal, it’s just that they haven’t performed at such a stage yet. The South Korean women might be invincible, but their men are not. The Chinese and Dutch will be formidable, while other nations like Russia, Mexico, Japan etc. will not make things easy. The addition of mixed team events can be a amplifier not just in archery but other events like shooting. Together, they can support each other and make up for mistakes better.
Edit 1: After a dismal display by the women’s archery team at the final qualification tournament in Paris, only Deepika Kumari will go to Tokyo, along with the men. Medal expectations from her in the individual tournament are limited but maybe she can spring a surprise in the mixed team. Prediction tweaked somewhat. Athletics:- Here’s hoping we earn our first (and more) medal from the cornerstone discipline of the Olympics. There are a ton of actual athletes this time that any other in recent memory. In the past, I remember seeing the Olympic qualification mark being broken just before the Games, either through doping or by going to a high altitude city like Almaty, then a placement like 25 or 32 at the Olympics, nowhere near their Personal Best. I have seen long jumpers, triple jumpers, throwers, middle distance athletes and others do this.
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