Doha, November 9
Veteran Tejaswini Sawant secured India’s 12th Olympics quota in shooting but missed out on a medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event in the 14th Asian Championship today.
The former world champion bagged the quota for next year’s Tokyo Games by virtue of making the finals of the 50m rifle 3 positions event. Out of the eight finalists, five have already booked their Tokyo berths, giving India one of the three available quotas. The 39-year-old reached the final at fifth position after shooting 1171 in the qualification rounds.
However, in the final, Sawant fought well but had to be satisfied with a fourth-place finish. The seasoned Indian shot 435.8 in the final. Sawant was third after the second series but fell behind in the later stages, ending with a poor 8.8. China’s Mengyao Shi, Yesugen Oyunbat of Mongolia and Japan’s Shiori Hirata won the top positions.
If she is picked up in the final squad for the Tokyo Games, it will be her maiden Olympics appearance, having missed the bus in 2008, 2012 and 2016. Sawant, who also competes in the 50m rifle prone event, has won many medals, including gold at the World Championship, World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.
In 2010, she became the world champion in the 50m rifle prone event in Munich with a world-record equalling score. She was the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the Worlds. — PTI
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