TURKYIE WINS THE 1ST GOLD MEDAL IN THE OLYMPIC SELECTIONS IN RIFLE AND PISTOL
Türkiye (gold medal), Ukraine (silver) and Japan (bronze). These were the first three medalists in the final of the Air Pistol 10m Mixed Team event of the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Rifle/Pistol, which is being held at the Military Shooting Sports Center (Olympic Shooting Center), in Rio de Janeiro. The test does not qualify for an Olympic place. The competition, which runs until the 19th of this month, will define the last 16 places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In the gold medal decision, the Turkish pair formed by Yusuf Dikec / Sevval Tarhan beat the Ukrainians Oleh Omelchuk / Yuliia Isachenko 17 to 13. In the bronze medal match, the Japanese pair formed by Seiji Morikawa / Satoko Yamada beat the Bulgarians Samuil Donkov / Miroslava Mincheva 16 to 6. The president of CBTE, Jodson Edington, and the National Secretariat for High Performance Sports of the Ministry of Sports, Iziane Marques, made the award.
Brazilians Felipe Wu and Cibele Breide came in 23rd place (566pts), while Philipe Chateaubrian and Marina Mendonça finished in 31st (562pts). The finals are being broadcast live on the YouTube channel of Team Brasil, ISSF and NSPORTS.
The ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Rifle / Pistol is organized by CBTE in partnership with the Ministry of Sports and the supported of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), the Brazilian Army, the ISSF, Taurus Armas and Connect Tourism.
Photo: Carol Bittencourt
