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Shooter Vijayveer Sidhu clinches 17th Paris Olympics spot for India
Updated On: 13 January, 2024 06:18 PM IST | Jakarta | PTI
Rapid-fire pistol is traditionally a strong event for India as Vijay Kumar had bagged a silver at the 2012 London Olympic Games. If both Vijayveer and Anish get the opportunity to represent the country at the Paris Olympics, it will be the first such instance in the rapid-fire shooting
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India`s Vijayveer Sidhu (Pic: AFP)
India's Vijayveer Sidhu clinched a 17th Paris Games quota place for the country while clinching a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid-fire event at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers here on Saturday.
The 21-year-old team bronze-medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year joins senior country-mate Anish Bhanwala in securing a Paris berth in the 25m rapid fire.
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