Both Chopra and Jena have qualified for the Paris Olympics, leaving just one more slot available for an Indian athlete to grab as every National Olympics Committee is only allowed to send a maximum of three players per discipline.
The National Games will also see many Olympians, former India internationals and stars continue their comeback process with the Paris Olympics in sight. The likes of Rahi Sarnobat, Anjum Moudgil, Deepak Kumar and Saurabh Chaudhary are all in the fray in their respective events.
Daughter of former handball player Sreeram Gonella, Niharika is the second of the four sisters, and took up the sport in 2014. She has since then won two silver medals at overseas invitational tournaments, and also boasts of medals at Youth Worlds, besides the domestic medals.
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
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
On junior's day at the 15th Asian Shooting Championship being held in Changwon, Korea, Indian colts snared as many as four gold medals to perch themselves firmly in second position on the medal tally behind powerhouses China.