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Sports Minister Hails Rifle Shooter Mehuli Ghosh For Obtaining Paris Olympic Quota

By IANS News August 20, 2023 • 16:22 PM View: 772

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday lauded shooter Mehuli Ghosh for claiming an Olympic quota place after bagging a bronze medal in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle in the ISSF World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.

After topping the qualification with a sizzling 634.5, Mehuli shot 229.8 in the 24-shot eight-woman final to finish third, which was enough for her to claim the Olympic quota place.

TAGS New Delhi Mehuli Ghosh Air Rifle ISSF World Championship Paris Olympic Games Bhowneesh Mendiratta Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil Swapnil Kusale World Championships Air Rifle Women Team Tilottama Sen Air Rifle

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