Abhishek Wins Gold at ISSF WC, Secures India’s 5th Olympic Quota

Verma finished first by making 242.7 points in the final while Russia’s Artem Chernousov bagged silver.

Indian shooter Abhishek Verma won gold medal in 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Beijing.

(Photo Courtesy: Twitter / @India_AllSports)

Indian shooter Abhishek Verma won gold medal in 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Beijing on Saturday, 27 April.

Shooting in his maiden event, Verma finished first by making 242.7 points in the final while Russia's Artem Chernousov taking silver with a total of 240.4 points. Korea's Seungwoo Han bagged a bronze after shooting 220.0 in the final.

With the Saturday’s victory, Verma secured fifth quota for India in shooting at 2020 Tokyo Olympic.

Incidentally, Verma made his World Cup debut in New Delhi, but failed to qualify for the final at home.

In the Chinese capital on Saturday, Verma shot a total of 585 points to qualify for the final at the fourth spot.

He was the only Indian who progressed to the final with Shahzar Rizvi and Arjun Singh Cheema finishing 32nd and 54th respectively.

Earlier on 26 April, 17-year-old teenager Divyansh Singh Panwar secured the country's fourth Olympic quota place in shooting by winning a silver in the ISSF World Cup.

On Thursday, India opened its medal account with young shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary clinging gold in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event.