Shooter Heena Sidhu Wins Gold, Secures Rio Olympics Quota

The quota comes courtesy of a start to finish victory in the 10-m air pistol event at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers

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India’s top pistol shooter Heena Sidhu has secured an Olympic quota for the country with a start to finish victory in the women’s 10-m air pistol event on day one of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers for Shooting.

A current world record holder and former world number one, Heena shot 199.4 in the eight-women finals to finish ahead of Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chia Chen (198.1) and Gim Yun Mi (177.9) of Korea at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.

<p>I was just concentrating on the process. I knew that I was doing well. I was confident that I would win a quota today.</p>

Heena Sidhu

Heena shot an impressive 10.3 in the second last shot of the finals to extend her lead to 1.5 points over her rival from Chinese Taipei. The Indian shot exactly 10 in her final attempt and it was enough to get her the top prize, despite a 10.2 from Tien Chia Chen.

This was India’s ninth quota from shooting for the upcoming Olympic Games.