Paris Olympics 2024: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Qualifies For 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Bronze-Medal Match
Paris: The Indian mixed team of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh has qualified for the 10m Air Pistol bronze medal match after finishing third in the qualification round with a score of 580 including 20 inner 10s. The Indians will face Koreans Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho, who shot 579, in the bronze-medal match on Tuesday (July 30). The 22-year-old Bhaker came into the qualifications after winning a historic bronze medal in the 10m women’s air pistol event on Sunday.
The other Indian pair of Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema finished 10th with a score of 576 and failed to make it to the medal rounds. Turkiye, who equalled Qualification Olympic Record with 582, and Serbia (581), who finished second, respectively, will contest the gold-medal match.
Bhaker was sensational with her 98s in the first two series, but a 95 in the third set pulled the team down a bit. However, the pair did enough to make the medal round in the end. Sarabjot, who missed out on gaining a spot in the finals of the men’s 10m air pistol event by a whisker, shot 97 in the second and third, after a 95 in the first.