ISSF World Cup: Divyanshu Panwar, Arjun Babuta qualified for men’s 10m air rifle final

Tokyo Olympic quota holders Divyansh Singh Panwar and Arjun Babuta on Friday qualified for the men’s 10m air rifle final on the first day of the ISSF World Cup. In the 60-shot qualification, 18-year-old Panwar finished sixth with a total of 629.1, while 2016 ISSF Junior World Cup bronze medalist Babuta took third place after firing 631.8 at Karni Singh Shooting Range. The other Indian contestant, Deepak Kumar, could not make the cut as he finished 12th with 626.4.

South Korea’s Taeun Nam qualified with 632.1, while Israel’s Sergei Richter finished second with 631.8.

India’s divisions achieved Olympic quota in the 10-meter air rifle event at the Beijing World Cup in April 2019.

World No.1 Divyanshu, who earlier this year stamped her authority in the men’s 10m air rifle event at the National Shooting Trial, is one of India’s medal hopes in shooting at the Tokyo Games.

Panwar of Jaipur, who was shooting at the age of 12, underwent training under Deepak Kumar in New Delhi.

The 22-year-old, who has been doing quite well in the junior class in the past and wants to establish himself in the senior, produced some excellent shooting in qualification and never went below 10, interrupting his 20th shot. worth.

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World No. 2 Petar Gorsa of Croatia did not start while Hungarian veteran Peter Sidi could not make the cut.

A total of 294 athletes from 53 countries, including a 57-member Indian contingent, are participating in the first multi-nation Olympic sports competition of this scale, which posts an epidemic-forced lockdown anywhere in the world.