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Delhi High Court upholds 2024 Paris Olympic Selection Policy formulated by the NRAI

Published at :May 16, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Modified at :May 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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The Indian shooting squad has bagged a record 21 Olympic quota places out of a maximum of 24 quotas for each nation.

The Hon. Delhi High Court in an order pronounced today, has upheld the Paris 2024 Olympic Selection Policy formulated by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the governing body of the Olympic sport of shooting in the country. A petition filed by a Shooter challenging her non-inclusion to participate in the Olympic selection Trials was dismissed upholding the NRAI selection criteria/policy for OG Paris 2024.

Reacting to the developments, K. Sultan Singh, Secretary General, NRAI, said, “Our selection policy for the Olympic Games 2024 stands upheld being fair, reasonable and transparent. All the athletes have been given a fair chance. The policy is more inclusive for the Shooters to qualify.”

The Indian Shooting squad has bagged a record 21 Olympic quota places out of maximum of 24 Quotas for each nation for the upcoming Paris 2024 Games, scheduled to begin on July 26, 2024. While the Rifle and Pistol disciplines have bagged the maximum eight quotas each, the Shotgun shooters have bagged their highest ever tally of five quota places.

The squad will look to add to the tally of four Olympic medals (including one gold) that the sport has won so far in the marquee sporting event.

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Manu Bhaker, Vijayveer Sidhu book Paris 2024 berth by winning 25m Pistol Olympic Selection Trials

Tokyo Olympian Manu Bhaker and Paris quota holder Vijayveer Sidhu, have won the fourth and final Olympic Selection Trials (OST) in 25M pistol events, here at the M.P. State Shooting Academy (MPSSA) ranges on Tuesday. Manu shot a world-record equalling 42 in the women’s 25M Pistol OST T4 final, while Vijayveer shot 34 in the decider of the men’s 25M Rapid-Fire Pistol (RFP) OST T4, to emerge triumphant.

Manu completed a dominance of the women’s 25M Pistol trials as she won two and came second in the other two. She was also the only shooter among the selected five, to have not gone below 580 in the qualification round even once.

Abhidnya Patil (35) was second while Simranpreet Kaur Brar (30) took home the final available podium point. Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan were fourth and fifth respectively.

In the men’s RFP final, Vijayveer took the lead after the second five-shot series and held on till the eighth and final series to register his first outright victory in the trials. Anish was second with 30 while Adarsh Singh was third with 25. Ankur Goel (20) and Bhavesh Shekhwat (18) took the minor places.

Anish however, was the most successful of the five in the event, having won a couple of trials and coming second in the other two. Bhavesh Shekhawat had won the second trial. Vijayveer on the other hand had come second twice in the three earlier trials.

Wednesday will see the qualification rounds of the highly competitive men’s and women’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions event play out with local hopes Aishwary Tomar and Ashi Chouksey set to participate.

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