Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale wins India's third Paris Olympics quota place in shooting

CAIRO: Swapnil Kusale won India's third Paris 2024 Olympics quota place in shooting after he came fourth in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event on Day 10 of the ISSF World Championship rifle/pistol at the Egypt International Olympic City (EIOC) Shooting Range, here on Saturday.

Rhythm Sangwan missed a quota place narrowly in the women's 25m pistol as India also picked up two more medals on the day with a 1-2 finish in the 10m air pistol mixed team junior competition.

India's tally from the rifle/pistol World Championship now stands at 32 medals, including 12 gold, eight silver and 12 bronze medals and they remain firmly in second place behind China in the standings. They have also now won two Paris quotas at the event, with Rudrankksh Patil picking up the first in the men's 10m air rifle, earlier in the championship.

India's first Paris quota in shooting was won by Bhowneesh Mendiratta in the men's trap event at the Shotgun World Championship in Osijek, Croatia, which preceded the rifle/pistol worlds. IANS

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