New Delhi: Faced with a do-or-die situation in his own words, two-time Olympian Sanjeev Rajput battled the odds to secure India's 12 quota from shooting for the upcoming Rio Games by finishing fourth in men's 50m rifle 3 positions at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Competition here today.

Owing to the 35-year-old marksman's effort, India could be sending 12 shooters, their highest-ever, to the quadrennial extravaganza in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro come August. At the London Olympics four years ago, India had 11 representatives in shooting.