BEIJING: Abhishek Verma secured India's 5th Olympic quota place in taking pictures by winning the 10m air pistol gold medal on the ISSF World Cup here Saturday.
Shooting in his maiden International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup ultimate, the Indian led the field all the way through the men's 10m air pistol ultimate to clinch the top spot with a total ranking of 242.7.
Russia's Artem Chernousov took silver with a total of 240.4 points in the eight-man ultimate. Korea's Seungwoo Han completed with a bronze after taking pictures 220.0 in the ultimate.
Verma showcased his magnificence in what was only his first ISSF World Cup ultimate. Indians have sealed 5 quota puts for the Tokyo Olympics so far with young Saurabh Chaudhary clinching one in 10m air pistol match on the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi earlier this yr. With this India have clinched both their quotas in this match.
Incidentally, Verma made his World Cup debut in New Delhi, however failed to qualify for the final at house.
In the Chinese capital on Saturday, Verma shot a total of 585 points to qualify for the final on the fourth spot.
He was the one Indian who stepped forward to the final with Shahzar Rizvi and Arjun Singh Cheema completing 32nd and 54th respectively.
Verma, who had received a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol match all through his India debut on the Asian Games, does now not have a lot world exposure, making the feat much more creditable.
On Friday, Rajasthan's 17-year-old teenager Divyansh Singh Panwar on Friday secured India's fourth Olympic quota place by winning silver in 10m air rifle match.
This is India's 5th 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota after Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela (10m air rifle ladies), Saurabh Choudhary (10m Air Pistol men) and Divyansh had secured berths in the earlier World Cups and ultimate yr's World Championship.
Saurabh Chaudhary was fielded in the MQS class earlier in the day to spice up the possibilities of some other Olympic quota place for India.
Shooting in his maiden International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup ultimate, the Indian led the field all the way through the men's 10m air pistol ultimate to clinch the top spot with a total ranking of 242.7.
Russia's Artem Chernousov took silver with a total of 240.4 points in the eight-man ultimate. Korea's Seungwoo Han completed with a bronze after taking pictures 220.0 in the ultimate.
Verma showcased his magnificence in what was only his first ISSF World Cup ultimate. Indians have sealed 5 quota puts for the Tokyo Olympics so far with young Saurabh Chaudhary clinching one in 10m air pistol match on the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi earlier this yr. With this India have clinched both their quotas in this match.
Incidentally, Verma made his World Cup debut in New Delhi, however failed to qualify for the final at house.
In the Chinese capital on Saturday, Verma shot a total of 585 points to qualify for the final on the fourth spot.
He was the one Indian who stepped forward to the final with Shahzar Rizvi and Arjun Singh Cheema completing 32nd and 54th respectively.
Verma, who had received a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol match all through his India debut on the Asian Games, does now not have a lot world exposure, making the feat much more creditable.
On Friday, Rajasthan's 17-year-old teenager Divyansh Singh Panwar on Friday secured India's fourth Olympic quota place by winning silver in 10m air rifle match.
This is India's 5th 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota after Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela (10m air rifle ladies), Saurabh Choudhary (10m Air Pistol men) and Divyansh had secured berths in the earlier World Cups and ultimate yr's World Championship.
Saurabh Chaudhary was fielded in the MQS class earlier in the day to spice up the possibilities of some other Olympic quota place for India.
Shooting WC: Abhishek secures Olympic quota with gold in maiden final
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