Sift Kaur Samra excels in shooting, achieved sixth Olympic quota for India
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Sift was fifth in the qualification round with a score of 589. He scored 192 in ‘Kneeling’ followed by 199 and 198 in ‘Prone’ and ‘Standing’ respectively. Sift had slipped to eighth place after a ‘kneeling’ stage in the finals. He then did better in ‘Prone’ and ‘Standing’ to finish fifth.
China’s Zhang Qiangyu (465.3) won the gold while Han Jiaye (463.5) won the silver in the event. Segen Maddalena of America finished third with a score of 451.9. The Indian trio of Sift (589), Aashi Choukse (590) and Manini Kaushik (582) shot a total of 1761 to finish fifth in the team event. This is the third Olympic quota for India in the current World Cup.
Earlier, Mehuli Ghosh (women’s 10m air rifle) and 28-year-old Akhil Sheoran (50m rifle 3 positions) secured Olympic quotas for India. India has so far secured a total of six Olympic quotas. The list also includes Bhavnish Mendiratta (Men’s Trap), defending world champion Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil (Men’s 10m Air Rifle), Swapnil Kusale (Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions).
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