Heena Sidhu Secures Olympic Quota With Gold Medal

27 January, New Delhi

India’s top pistol shooter Heena Sidhu Wednesday secured an Olympic quota for the country, by claiming the gold medal in women’s 10-metre air pistol event at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers for Shooting in New Delhi.

The current world record holder and former world number one, Heena shot 199.4 in the eight-women finals to finish ahead of Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chia Chen and Gim Yun Mi of Korea at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. This is India’s ninth quota from shooting for the upcoming Olympic Games.

However, in men’s 50-metre rifle prone and women’s trap, none of the Indian participants could clear the qualification hurdle.