Asian Shooting: Manu Bhaker secures India’s 11th Paris Olympics quota in Korea

In shooting, Manu Bhaker secured the 11th Paris Olympics quota place for India after finishing fifth in women’s 25-metre sports pistol at the Asian Championships in Changwon, Korea yesterday.

Tokyo Olympian Bhaker topped qualification with a score of 591 to qualify for the final but could only manage 24 in the medal round to finish fifth. Arjun Babuta in men’s 10 metre air rifle event and Sarabjot Singh in men’s 10 metre air pistol event have also secured Paris 2024 quotas.

Manu is the second shooter after 10-metre air pistol marksman Sarabjot Singh to clinch an Olympic quota in the pistol events.

India has so far won seven quota places in rifle events and two each in shotgun and pistol in men’s and women’s sections.