The city of Bhopal is set to host the Olympic Selection Trials (OST) 3&4, marking the resumption of the selection process for the Paris Olympic Games. A total of 37 pistol and rifle shooters will be participating in these trials, vying for a spot in the Indian squad.
The Indian shooters have already secured 16 Paris quota places, the maximum possible, in pistol and rifle events. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is conducting these trials among the top five shooters in the country in each event to select the squad for the Olympics.
All you need to know about the Olympic Selection Trials in Bhopal
In shooting sports, Olympic quotas are earned for the country, and individuals securing the slots are not assured of Paris berths unless they top the selection trials. The top two shooters in each event, based on the average of the best three trial scores out of four, will board the flight to Paris.
The first set of two trials was held at the Karni Singh Ranges in New Delhi last month, and the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal will decide the Olympic fate of top contenders over the next few days. The first day of the trials will see the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol and women’s 25m pistol T3 qualification rounds.
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A total of 16 matches across the eight Olympic rifle and pistol individual events will be held over nine days, concluding with the men’s and women’s 10m air rifle T4 finals on May 19. Three women shooters, Olympian Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan, are in contention in multiple events, namely the 25m sport pistol and the 10m air pistol.
Among the favourites in the men’s rapid-fire pistol event are Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu, who have the advantage of being quota winners and have also fared well in the first two trials. In the 25m sport pistol, Manu and Esha seem to be having the edge after the first two trials.
Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Ashi Chouksey in the men’s and women’s 50m rifle 3 positions respectively, renew their fight for Olympic spots. These trials will be a crucial determinant of the final team that will represent India in the Paris Olympics.
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