Indian Shooters Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh Miss Finals at Paris Olympics 2024
Indian shooters Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh, who began the women’s trap qualification event, failed to make the cut-off for the final at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. The duo made their Olympic debut at the French capital. Rajeshwari and Shreyasi both totaled 113/125 after five rounds to rank 22nd and 23rd, respectively. The top six shooters advanced to the final.
Meanwhile, Rajeshwari’s 25/25 in the third round was the only time an Indian shooter registered a perfect score in the women’s trap qualification event at Paris 2024. Rajeshwari Kumari finished 22nd and Shreyasi Singh was ranked 23rd in the women’s trap shooting qualification round.
In the men’s category, Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale finished seventh in the qualification round of the men’s 50m 3P to qualify for the final at the mega event. Indian shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale both appeared in the men’s 50m 3P qualification round at the Paris 2024 Olympics. On his Olympic debut, Kusale finished seventh with a score of 590-38x. While Tomar ranked 11th with a total of 589-33x. Only the top eight shooters have qualified for the final round, and Tomar failed to make his place in the final round.
People’s Republic of China’s Liu Yukun registered the qualification Olympic record with a total of 594-38x. The final event is scheduled to take place on Thursday at 1 PM IST, when India will dream to bag their third medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
Earlier at the Summer Games, Bhaker had won bronze in the women’s individual 10M Air pistol event. Manu-Sarabjot beat South Korea’s Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin 16-10 in the Bronze Medal play-off match. With this medal, India’s medal tally has increased to two in the Paris Olympics. Both Bhaker and Sarabjot shot consistently with regular 10s in the series against the Koreans. Manu-Sarabjot secured 580-20x points in total to finish third. Manu’s hunt for her third Olympic medal will begin when she takes part in the 25m pistol event. Earlier on Sunday, the 22-year-old became the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics. Bhaker brought India’s first medal in the ongoing mega event as she won a bronze medal with a score of 221.7 at the 10 Metre Women’s Air Pistol event. It was a redemption arc for Manu after her pistol malfunctioned at the Tokyo Olympics. She made history by becoming the first Indian woman in 20 years to reach a shooting final in an individual event of the Olympics since Suma Shirur in 2004. South Korea’s Ye Jin clinched the gold medal with an Olympic record of 243.2 points. Her compatriot, Kim Yeji, settled for silver with 241.3 points.
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Rajeshwari Kumari -: Rajeshwari Kumari is an Indian shooter who participated in the Paris Olympics 2024. She competed in the women’s trap shooting event.
Shreyasi Singh -: Shreyasi Singh is another Indian shooter who also took part in the Paris Olympics 2024. She competed alongside Rajeshwari Kumari in the women’s trap shooting event.
Paris Olympics 2024 -: The Paris Olympics 2024 is a big sports event where athletes from all over the world compete in various sports. It is held in Paris, France.
Women’s trap final -: The women’s trap final is a shooting competition where participants aim at clay targets. The best shooters qualify for the final round.
Perfect 25/25 -: Scoring a perfect 25/25 means hitting all 25 targets in a round without missing any. It’s a very good score in shooting.
Men’s 50m 3P event -: The men’s 50m 3P event is a shooting competition where participants shoot from three different positions: kneeling, prone (lying down), and standing.
Swapnil Kusale -: Swapnil Kusale is an Indian shooter who competed in the men’s 50m 3P event at the Paris Olympics 2024. He qualified for the final by finishing seventh.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar -: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar is another Indian shooter who participated in the men’s 50m 3P event at the Paris Olympics 2024. He finished in 11th place.
Manu Bhaker -: Manu Bhaker is an Indian shooter who won a bronze medal in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Women’s 10m Air Pistol event -: The women’s 10m Air Pistol event is a shooting competition where participants shoot at targets from a distance of 10 meters using air pistols.
Bronze medal -: A bronze medal is an award given to the third-place winner in a competition. Manu Bhaker won this medal in her event.
Medal tally -: A medal tally is a count of all the medals won by a country in a sports event. India’s medal tally increased to two with Manu Bhaker’s bronze medal.
