FOUR MORE ATHLETES SECURE THEIR PLACE IN THE 10M AIR RIFLE AT THE PARIS GAMES
Lazar Kovacevic, from Serbia, and Edoardo Bonazzi, from Italy, in the men’s, and Manon Herbulot, from France, and Synnoeve Berg, from Norway, in the women’s. This Tuesday, the four athletes secured their participation in the 10m Air Rifle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after the finals at the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Rifle / Pistol. The competition is being held until Friday at the Military Shooting Sports Center (Olympic Shooting Center), in Rio de Janeiro.
In the men’s final, Kovacevic secured the gold medal with the last shot and beat Norwegian Jon-Hermann Hegg by just one tenth: 249.0pts to 248.9pts. Bronze and Olympic place for Italian Edoardo Bonazzi. In the women’s final, Frenchwoman Oceanne Muller, already qualified for Paris, won gold with 250.4pts against 249.2pts from her compatriot Manon Herbulot. Bronze for Norwegian Synnoeve Berg.
France leads the medal table with one gold and two silver (three in total). In second place is Norway with one gold, one silver and one bronze (3). Italy occupies third place with one gold and one bronze (2). Armenia, Serbia and Türkiye share fourth place with a gold medal.
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
