Esha Singh remains in contention for medals in Munich; Ramita Jindal finishes sixth in women’s 10m air rifle – Firstpost

Munich: India’s Ramita Jindal made a good impression but still finished sixth in the women’s 10m air rifle, while Esha Singh qualified in sixth place in the 25m sport pistol to keep her hopes alive. medal alive at the ISSF World Cup in Munich on Monday.

Ramita, who finished second at the Olympic selection trials and is expected to fly to the Paris Summer Games, was the third to be eliminated in the eight-shot final. She managed two poor scores – 9.9 and 9.8 – in the final, paying the price for a lack of concentration.

In a battle of teenagers, 17-year-old World Championship silver medalist Huang Yuting (252.7) of China won against 16-year-old Korean Ban Hyojin (252.7) on the last shot with the smallest of margins.

Ramita had already reached the final after being seeded fourth with a score of 633.0 in the qualifying round where Yuting broke the junior qualifying world record with a score of 635.3.

The other Indians competing Tilottama Sen and Elavenil Valarivan finished 34th and 53rd respectively in qualifying.

Multiple Asian Games medalist Esha, who is also on her way to Paris in the 25m sports pistol, reached the final after scoring 584 at the end of the rapid round, where she scored 291 on Monday.

LATEST ALERT 🚨So Esha Singh @singhesha10 has now reached the final of the women’s 25m pistol at the @issf_official World Cup in #Munich . She placed sixth in a top qualifying field with a score of 584. Many congratulations 👏🔥👏#IndianShooting #ISSFWorldCup pic.twitter.com/lzmowpZ2YL

– NRAI (@OfficialNRAI) June 3, 2024

She had scored 293 in the precision event on Sunday.

The final will take place on Tuesday.