Asian Shooting Championship: Sarabjot wins bronze and Paris Olympic quota in mens 10 meter air pistol event

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Changwon (Korea). India tasted success on the first day of the 15th Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea, when Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal in men’s 10m air pistol and secured the eighth Paris 2024 Olympic quota in shooting. .

This was the first quota in pistol events. Sarabjot scored 221.1 in the final and finished behind two Chinese Zhang Yifan (gold, 243.7) and Liu Jinyao (242.1) respectively.

Sarabjot first qualified for the top eight with a score of 581, which helped him finish eighth.

Since China had already exhausted its two quotas in the event and only one of two Korean players was eligible, Sarabjot needed a high finish. He took the lead after the first five shots which was crucial and as the two Chinese players moved ahead, Sarabjot was able to maintain his composure and register another international podium finish.

Among other men in men’s air pistol, Varun Tomar (578) and Kunal Rana (577) finished 16th and 17th, while Shiva (576) finished 20th and Saurabh Chaudhary (569) finished 35th.

–IANS

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