Olympic Selection Trials: Divyansh, Elavenil, Arjun and Esha Singh secure wins on final day of OST T2
On the final day of the Olympic Selection Trials, the second set Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan, secured wins in 10m air rifle men and women, respectively, at Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad on Saturday.
On the other hand, Arjun Singh Cheema and Esha Singh clinched wins in 10m air pistol men, and women, respectively.
Moving forward to the details of the day, former World No.1, Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar came out on top in the 10m air rifle men’s final with 251.9 points while Sri Karthik Sabari Raj ended at the second rank, losing the top spot by 1.2 points.
Arjun Babuta finished the third spot with 230 points ahead of the qualification topper Sandeep Singh, who accumulated 208.5 points. World champion Rudrankksh Patil settled for the fifth spot after bagging 186.2 points.
Delving into the details of the 10m air women’s category, Olympian Elavenil Valarivan shot 251.5 to secure a win in the final over Ramita Jindal by 0.4 points. Olympic quota winners Tilottama Sen and Mehuli Ghosh secured third and fourth, respectively.
Nancy Malhotra, who was the topper in the first trials final, finished at the fifth spot in the second set of Olympic Selection Trials.
In men’s 10m air pistol also, Arjun Singh Cheema clinched the top spot with 244.6 points with Ravinder Singh bagging the second spot with 242.4 points. Olympic quota winner Varun Tomar grabbed the third spot with 221.1 points. The qualification toppers Sarabjot Singh and Naveen were placed fourth and fifth.
In the women’s 10m air pistol, Esha Singh secured a win over qualification topper Rhythm Sangwan (584) to bag the pole position in the second set of Olympic Selection Trials.
The action shifts to the third and fourth trials of the Olympic Selection Trials, scheduled to take place at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal in May 2024.
A look at the results on the final day of Olympic Selection Trials T2
10m air rifle
Men: 1. Divyansh Singh Panwar 251.9 (629.2); 2. Sri Karthik Sabari Raj 250.7 (625.6); 3. Arjun Babuta 230.0 (632.3); 4. Sandeep Singh 208.5 (632.6); 5. Rudrankksh Patil 186.2 (628.7).
Women: 1. Elavenil Valarivan 251.5 (630.0); 2. Ramita Jindal 251.0 (628.3); 3. Tilottama Sen 229.8 (631.2); 4. Mehuli Ghosh 208.4 (626.8); 5. Nancy Mandhotra 187.5 (633.1).
10m air pistol
Men: 1. Arjun Singh Cheema 244.6 (575); 2. Ravinder Singh 242.4 (578); 3. Varun Tomar 221.1 (580); 4. Sarabjot Singh 201.3 (581); 5. Naveen 179.3 (581).
Women: 1. Esha Singh 244.9 (575); 2. Rhythm Sangwan 241.8 (584); 3. Palak Gulia 217.9 (576); 4. Surbhi Rao 196.9 (579); 5. Manu Bhaker 177.9 (580).