Shooting, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vijayveer Sidhu clinches 17th Paris Olympic quota spot for India

Vijayveer Sidhu won silver in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol at the on-going Asia Olympic Qualification Rifle/Pistol in Jakarta to give India a record 17th Paris 2024 Olympics quota place, the first time ever that India has clinched all possible (four) Olympic spots in the 25m pistol events.

Sidhu got 28-hits in the final, to finish behind Kazakh Nikita Chiryukin, who shot 32 for gold, while also taking home the second available Paris quota in the event. Jong-Ho Song of Korea was third.

“Yes, I am very very happy. We trained very hard in the camps and also after coming here,” Sidhu said after winning silver.

“The range is quite similar to the Delhi range. I am not too happy with my qualification score and we know the areas we need to work on after we come back, but very happy with the way I shot the finals. I want to dedicate this to my parents, family and friends and of course to my coaches for the support.”

India now has a tally of 11 gold, 10 silver and seven bronze medals for the continental qualifiers and are quite a distance ahead at the top over second placed China.

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