Olympic Selection Trials: Manu Bhaker and Naveen bag wins in 10m air pistol T3 finals
Manu Bhaker continued her exceptional form, winning the women’s 10m air pistol Olympic Selection Trials T3 finals with a total of 241, while Esha Singh had to settle for the second rank with 240.2, with Rhythm Sangwan shooting 220.3 for the third spot at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy Ranges in Bhopal.
Surbhi Rao with 199.3 and Palka Gulia with 179.1 finished in fourth and fifth spots, respectively. Manu Bhaker dominated the rankings with a total of 577 in the qualification round as well.
Moving to the men’s 10m air pistol event, Naveen dominated the proceedings in the T3 final with a total of 246.8. It was 0.3 points more than the existing world record to come out on top in the finals.
Sarabjot Singh (242.4), Arjun Singh Cheema (218.8), Varun Tomar (197.3) and Ravinder Singh (176.9) occupied the second, third, fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
Notably, the top three scores in the four Olympic Selection Trials, along with Paris Olympics 2024 quota points will be considered while selecting the Indian contingent for the mega event in Paris.
Ramita Jindal and Sri Karthik win 10m air rifle finals in T3 Olympic Selection Trials
In the women’s 10m air rifle T3 final event, Ramita Jindal, with a total of 252.6, topped the charts, while Olympian Elavenil Valarivan and Nancy finished in the second and third spots with a total of 252.1 and 230.9, respectively.
In the men’s 10m air rifle T3 final event, Sri Karthik Sabari Raj shot 252.5 to occupy the pole position, while Divyansh Singh Panwar (252.5) and Arjun Babuta (229.9) secured second and third spots, respectively.
Meanwhile, India's No. 1 and world record holder Sift Kaur Samra shot an impressive 593 in the T4 qualification round of the women’s 50m rifle 3P to top the tally. Nishchal (587), Shriyanka Sadangi (580) and Ashi Chouksey (577) were third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
In the men’s 50m rifle 3P event, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar continued to dominate with a 590-plus score to top the qualification round in the ongoing Olympic Selection Trials.