Esha Singh and Bhavesh Shekhawat lead the way on opening day of Olympic shooting trials – Firstpost
While Esha finished first in the women’s 25m pistol event, Shekhawat led the way in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event.
Esha Singh and Bhavesh Shekhawat took top honors on Friday on the opening day of the NRAI Olympic Trials in New Delhi. While Esha topped the women’s 25m pistol event, Shekhawat led the way in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event.
Esha finished two points ahead of Simranpreet Kaur Brar with a total of 585 points in the precision and rapid fire events in the Women’s Sporting Pistol T1 qualification.
Manu Bhaker finished third with 582 points while Abhidnya Patil (577) and Rhythm Sangwan (574) took fourth and fifth places respectively on the opening day at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
In the men’s rapid fire pistol event, Bhavesh (580) took the lead as he was rewarded for being the most consistent shooter of the day.
However, Vijayveer Sidhu (579) and Anish (578), as quota holders in the event, will feel satisfied with the day’s work. But Adarsh Singh (572) and Ankur Goel (564) did not perform as well as they would have liked.
All 10 shooters will return on Saturday for the final and will be eager to secure crucial podium points, which can be decisive in the final calculations.
