Rudrankksh Patil becomes second Indian shooter to win 10m air rifle gold at World Championships, secures Paris Olympics quota

14.10.2022 - 16:11 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

CAIRO: 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 2024 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 its 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.

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