Good news has emerged for India in shooting on the first day (27th July) of Paris Olympics 2024. Manu Bhaker has reached the finals of the Women’s 10 meter Air Pistol event. Manu Bhaker stood third in the qualifying round of 60 shots with a total of 580 points. Bhakar scored 97 marks in the first series, 97 in the second, 98 in the third, 96 in the fourth, 96 in the fifth and 96 in the sixth series. Manu Bhakar’s final will be held tomorrow (July 28) at 3.30 pm Indian time.
Rhythm Sangwan was also participating in the Women’s 10 meter Air Pistol event, but she disappointed. Rhythm stood at 15th position with 573 points.
Earlier, Indian shooters were out in the 10 meter air rifle mixed team qualification stage. Two Indian pairs were participating in this event. Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babauta finished sixth with a total score of 628.7, while Elavenil Valarivan and Sandeep Singh finished 12th with a total score of 626.3. The pairing of Ramita and Arjun had once created hope. The Indian pair was in fifth position with three shots remaining, but ultimately fell 1.0 points behind the cut-off for the medal round.
Arjun made a great start in the second series and scored 10.5, 10.6, 10.5, 10.9. Ramita scored 10.2, 10.7, 10.3, 10.1 in the second series. With this, the pair reached the top eight, but this score was not enough to make it to the medal round. To reach the medal round, it was necessary to finish in the top four. The teams of China, Korea and Kazakhstan stood in the first three places in the qualification round.
Sarabjot missed reaching the final
On the other hand, Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema could not make it to the finals of men’s 10 meter air pistol. The top eight shooters got a place in the final competition. Sarabjot finished ninth in qualification with a total score of 577, while Arjun finished 18th with a score of 574.
Germany’s Robin Walter, who made it to the finals with eighth place, also had a score of 577, but he made 17 accurate shots compared to Sarabjot’s 16. Sarabjot had reached the top three after scoring a perfect 100 in the fourth series, but the 22-year-old shooter failed to maintain the momentum and missed a place in the final by a narrow margin.