Paris Olympics 2024 Shooting: Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon bow out of qualification round
Indian women’s skeet shooters Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon failed to qualify for the final of the women’s skeet event of the Paris Olympics 2024. Interestingly, Chauhan was dominating the event until the conclusion of the penultimate round with 96 out of 100 shots, taking the sixth position.
However, she managed only 22 out of 25 in the fifth and final round, as she slipped to the 14th rank based on average points. Her good work in the first four rounds was completely washed out by a poor final round.
On the other hand, Raiza Dhillon settled for the 23rd rank with 113 out of 125 shots. She started off the first round, managing only 21 out of 25 shots. Later, she managed 22, 23, 23, and 24 to total 113 shots by the end of all five rounds.
USA's Austen Smith, with 122 points (SO: +14), ended the qualification round as the top shooter. Amber Jo Rutter from Great Britain, Greece’s Emmanouela Katzouraki, Slovakia’s Vanesa Hockova, Chile’s Francisca Chadid, and Slovakia’s Danka Bartekova were the other five shooters to make the cut for the final.
The women’s skeet final is scheduled to take place on Sunday evening, August 4
Maheshwari Chauhan will be a part of the mixed skeet event
On Monday, August 5, Indian skeet shooters Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Maheshwari Chauhan will team up to be a part of the mixed team event qualification round. The duo will aim for India’s fourth medal in shooting at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.
At the end of Day 1 of the women's skeet event, Maheshwari Chauhan shot 71 out of 75 shots in three rounds to settle at the eighth rank, while Raiza Dhillon shot only 66 to take the 25th rank.
The Indian shooting contingent has bagged three medals in the ongoing Paris Olympics. Manu Bhaker has bagged two of them. On the other hand, Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu are participating in the 25-meter rapid-fire pistol men's qualification round.