Anish delivered a solid and consistent performance, shooting series of 99, 97 and 97, to finish with a total of 293 at the end of round one of qualifications. His Paris Olympics teammate Vijayveer Sidhu (99,99,94) followed closely to take second spot with 292, while Anish's statemate from Ha
These trials will help in shaping the Indian shooting team for the 16th Asian Shooting Championships 2025 in Kazakhstan in August and ISSF World Cup in Ningbo, China in September, as per a press release from National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Sidhu obtained a Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India in men's 25m rapid-fire pistol after entering the final at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024 meet in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday.
Akhil Sheoran won the gold medal in the final with a score of 460.2, while Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished second with 459.0 in the men's 50m rifle event. Thai shooter Thongphaphum Vongsukdee won bronze with a score of 448.8.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the stellar performance of Indian shooters at the recently concluded 15th Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea. India won a total of 55 medals to finish behind China
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, won his fourth international gold at the senior level, nailing the men's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) title in emphatic fashion, as India signed off from the 15th Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea, with a haul of 51 medals and second place behind China
India have now picked up 30 medals from the continental event, including eight gold. Anish Bhanwala's quota was the fifth India have secured in Changwon.
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker secured a Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India after she finished fifth in the women's 25m pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2023 in Changwon.
Arjun Babuta and Tilottama Sen bagged the shooting squad's ninth and 10th Paris 2024 Olympics quota places, on yet another golden day for India at the ongoing 15th Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon