FOUR ATHLETES GUARANTEE THE OLYMPIC PLACE FOR PARIS IN THE 10M AIR PISTOL
Federico Maldini, from Italy, and Uladzislau Dzemesh (Individual Neutral Athlete), in the men’s, and Kamonlak Saencha, from Thailand, and Palak Gulia, from India, in the women’s. These are the four classified in the 10m Air Pistol for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after this Sunday’s finals at the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Rifle / Pistol. The competition is being held until Sunday at the Military Shooting Sports Center (Olympic Shooting Center), in Rio de Janeiro.
In the men’s final, Maldini took the gold medal with 236.8 points, leaving Dzemesch in second, with silver, with 235.9 points. Bronze went to German Philipp Grimm. In the women’s final, Elmira Karapetyan, from Armenia, who was already qualified for Paris, secured gold by just two tenths: 240.7pts against 240.5pts from Thailand’s Kamonlak Saencha. Bronze for Indian Palak Gulia.
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
