Sports News | Rudrankksh Becomes Second Indian Shooter to Win 10m Air Rifle Gold at Worlds, Secures Paris Olympics Quota
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Young Rudrankksh Patil on Friday won gold in men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship here, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary Abhinav Bindra.
Cairo, Oct 14 (PTI) Young Rudrankksh Patil on Friday won gold in men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship here, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary Abhinav Bindra.
Patil also secured a 2014 Paris Olympics quota for the country in the process. This was India's second Olympic quota.
The 18-year-old Rudrankksh beat Italy's Danilo Dennis Sollazzo 17-13 in the gold medal match after a brilliant come-from-behind effort.
Four quota spots are available in Olympic events at the World Championship this year.
India had earned their first quota at the Shotgun World Championship in Croatia recently, courtesy Bhowneesh Mendiratta in the men's trap event.
Appearing in his maiden World Championship, Rudrankksh was trailing 4-10 in the new format in the gold medal match to decide the top two.
The Italian shooter maintained the lead for the majority of the final but the Indian produced a stunning comeback to emerge winner.
Rudrankksh topped the qualification and was assured of the quota after he entered the gold medal match in second place in the ranking round.
Beijing 2008 Olympics champion Bindra had won his World Championship gold in his pet 10m air rifle event in 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia. PTI AH
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