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Shooting World Championship: Sift Kaur Samra bags India's sixth Paris quota Baku

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Shooting World Championship: Sift Kaur Samra Bags India's Sixth Paris Quota Baku

By IANS News August 22, 2023 • 08:01 AM View: 1290

International Shooting Sport Federation: Sift Kaur Samra won India their sixth quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing fifth in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Aiming for the Baku Shooting Centre early on Monday, Sift won the quota after she qualified for the final with a national record score of 589, which she shot twice on Monday. She, however, missed a coveted World Championship medal despite heroic shooting.

TAGS New Delhi Sift Kaur Samra Paris Olympics International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship All Events Baku Shooting Centre Zhang Qiongyue Han Jiayu American Sagen Maddalena National Rifle Association Baku World Championships

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