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Pistol shooter Rhythm Sangwan secures record 16th Olympic quota for India

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Pistol Shooter Rhythm Sangwan Secures Record 16th Olympic Quota For India

By IANS News January 11, 2024 • 13:00 PM View: 622

Asian Olympic Qualification: Rhythm Sangwan secured India’s record-breaking 16th Olympic quota place in shooting with a bronze medal in the women’s 25m pistol at the Asian Olympic Qualification, here on Thursday.

This is India's highest-ever number of quota places. In the last Olympics in Tokyo, India had won 15 and secured 12 quotas during the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

The 20-year-old India scored 28 points to finish third while China's Yang Jiin clinched the gold with a score of 41, while Korea's Kim Yeji was placed second with 32 points.

TAGS Rhythm Sangwan Asian Olympic Qualification Yang Jiin Kim Yeji Since South Korea Chinese Taipei Chia Ying Wu Manu Bhaker Varun Tomar Esha Singh

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