Sonam Maskar takes silver in women’s 10m Air Rifle, Tilottama Sen finishes sixth

Sonam Uttam Maskar on Tuesday clinched silver in the Womenrsquos 10m Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2024 final in Delhi The 22yearold shooter delivered an impressive performance achieving a score of 2529 which secured her a place on the podiumThe gold medal was awarded to Chinarsquos Yuting Huang who showcased remarkable skill and precision throughout the event Meanwhile French shooter Oceanne Muller earned the third spot completing a strong podium lineupIn addition to Maskarrsquos commendable finish her compatriot Tilottama Sen also participated in the final concluding her effort in sixth place with a score of 1677 Meanwhile Paris Olympics medallists have automatically qualified for the upcoming tournament however Manu Bhaker Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale who collectively earned a bronze medal have opted to forgo the event In their stead rising talents like Rhythm and Ganemat Sekhon who specialises in womenrsquos skeet shooting aim to make a significant impact having secured their positions based on world rankingsThe Indian contingent features nine athletes who participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics including Arjun Babuta in the menrsquos 10m air rifle and Anish Bhanwala in the menrsquos 25m rapid fire pistol Rhythm is set to compete in both the womenrsquos 10m air pistol and the 25m pistol eventsAlso Read Bhaker rested Rhythm to compete in two eventsOther Olympians in the squad include Mairaj Ahmad Khan menrsquos skeet Divyansh Singh Panwar menrsquos 10m air rifle and Chain Singh menrsquos 50m rifle 3 positions Additionally the lineup for the World Cup Final features Arjun Singh Cheema menrsquos 10m air pistol Vijayveer Sidhu menrsquos 25m rapid fire pistol Anantjeet Singh Narukha menrsquos skeet Maheshwari Chauhan womenrsquos skeet Rajeshwari Kumari womenrsquos trap and Shreyasi Singh womenrsquos trap all of whom competed in the Paris GamesThe event kicked off on Tuesday with four finals scheduled each day across three competition days marking a traditional ISSF seasonending showcase of elite talent Due to regulations set by the host country at least two Indian shooters will participate in each of the 12 individual Olympic events featured in the tournamentA total of 131 of the worlds top shooters from 37 countries including multiple reigning Olympic champions are participating in the competition which aims to determine the best performers of the year across all 12 individual Olympic events