Asian Olympic Qualifier Rifle and Pistol 2024 shooting event to start in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Asian Olympic Qualifier Rifle and Pistol 2024 shooting event is scheduled to start today in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying event, which also doubles up as the 2024 Asia Shooting Championship for rifle and pistol shooters will conclude on January 18.
India will be fielding 49 shooters at the meet. Barring the Olympic rifle and pistol shooting disciplines, India will also be fielding athletes in non-Olympic events like 50m rifle prone for men and women, men’s 25m standard and centre fire pistol for the continental championships. Eight additional shooters have also been sent for the junior competitions.
The focus, however, will be on the eight individual Olympic disciplines – men’s and women’s 10m air pistol, men’s and women’s 10m air rifle, men’s and women’s 50m rifle 3 positions, men’s 25m rapid fire pistol and women’s 25m pistol – where Paris 2024 quotas will be on offer.
Indian shooters have so far won 13 quotas – eight in rifle, three in pistol and two in shotgun. Sarabjot Singh, Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala are the three Indian pistol shooters who have already secured a quota. India’s pistol contingent at Jakarta will be headlined by Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan, Rahi Sarnobat, Gurpreet Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Vijayveer Sidhu.
