Shooting Olympics Selection Trials 2024: Esha Singh And Bhavesh Shekhawat Top Qualification

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Shooting Olympics Selection Trials 2024: 2023 Asian Games gold medalist Esha Singh secured the top position in the women’s 25M Pistol qualification, while Bhavesh Shekhawat claimed the lead in the men’s 25M Rapid-Fire Pistol (RFP) standings on the first day of the Olympic Selection Trials (OST) 1&2 Rifle/Pistol, held at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range near the capital city.

Esha totalled 585 across her precision and rapid-fire rounds in the women’s sport pistol OST T1 qualifications, to steer two points clear of Simranpreet Kaur Brar, who finished second.

Manu Bhaker (582) was a close third while Abhidnya Patil (577) and Rhythm Sangwan (574) rounded off the five in the fray.

In the men’s RFP OST T2, Bhavesh (580) took top billing, being rewarded for being the most consistent through the day, however Vijayveer Sidhu (579) and Anish (578) as the quota holders in the event, will feel satisfied with the day’s work. Adarsh Singh (572) and Ankur Goel (564) were clearly out of this one.

All 10-shooters come back on Saturday for the finals and will be eager to earn crucial podium points, which can be the clincher in the end calculations.

The 19-year-old Esha had a brilliant 2023, during which she won 2 gold medals in World Championships and 4 medals in the Asian Games, including one gold and three silver.

Olympic quotas in shooting are awarded to the National Olympic Committee and not the particular athlete. This means that each individual NOC will have to select who gets to represent the country in the event where the NOC has a quota.

Schedule and Format

The OSTs will follow the declared Paris Olympic schedule where the finals will happen the day after qualifications. Also, eliminations in the finals will proceed normally and the fifth shooter will be the first to exit at his or her regular stage of elimination.