Maheshwari went down to Chile\u2019s Francisca Crovetto Chadid 3-4 in a shoot-off for gold after both were tied at 54 hits in the 60-shot final. It was a brilliant performance given it was the first-ever ISSF final for the shooter from Jalore. Her performance also brought India their second Paris quota place in women\u2019s Skeet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI am thrilled. There has been a lot of hard work over the years to get here. I am a bit bummed about the shoot-off, but overall, it has been very satisfying,\u201d said Maheshwari after the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The day began with the Indian on top of the qualification pile, but a final round score of 23, meant she would qualify for the top six final in fourth position. Her tally of 121 however, did give her the new national record.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Given Chadid had already secured a quota place in earlier competitions and China\u2019s Jiang Yiting, the sixth qualifier, was ineligible as her nation had already exhausted their quotas in the event, Maheshwari\u2019s fight was with three others (Kazakhstan\u2019s Assem Orybay, Azerbaijan\u2019s Rigina Meftakhetdinova and the top qualifier Sweden\u2019s Victoria Larsson).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At the first elimination stage (after 20 shots), the Indian was in second place behind Chadid having missed two targets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Orynbay the Kazakh, was first to bow out with five misses in the first 20 targets. The quota was confirmed after Rigina bowed out next, having missed five in 30. Victoria of Sweden would claim the other available quota.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
That probably calmed the nerves with Maheshwari getting stronger as the final progressed, catching up with the leader after 50 shots. Both had missed five at that stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maheshwari then had three chances to win gold, but it was not to be, and she missed her double entirely in the third shoot-off round to hand Chadid the gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/final-olympic-qualifier-maheshwari-wins-silver-claims-21st-quota-place-in-shooting.jpg", "alt_img": "Final Olympic Qualifier: Maheshwari wins silver, claims 21st quota place in shooting", "alt_title": "Final Olympic Qualifier: Maheshwari wins silver, claims 21st quota place in shooting", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Final Olympic Qualifier: Maheshwari Wins Silver, Claims 21st Quota Place In Shooting On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Final Olympic Qualifier: Maheshwari Wins Silver, Claims 21st Quota Place In Shooting, ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship: India\u2019s Maheshwari Chauhan won a silver medal in the Women\u2019s Skeet competition on the concluding.", "seo_keywords": "ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship, New Delhi, Maheshwari Chauhan, International Shooting Sport Federation, Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun, Lusail Shooting, Olympic Games, Francisca Crovetto Chadid, Given Chadid, Jiang", "tag": "", "tagging": " New Delhi, Maheshwari Chauhan, International Shooting Sport Federation, Lusail Shooting, Olympic Games, Francisca Crovetto Chadid, Given Chadid", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "final-olympic-qualifier-maheshwari-wins-silver-claims-21st-quota-place-in-shooting", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1039", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-04-28 19:28:03", "updated": "2024-04-28 19:28:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship, New Delhi, Maheshwari Chauhan, International Shooting Sport Federation, Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun, Lusail Shooting, Olympic Games, Francisca Crovetto Chadid, Given Chadid, Jiang", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-04-28 19:28:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "896784", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/final-olympic-qualifier-maheshwari-wins-silver-claims-21st-quota-place-in-shooting-14847" }