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Paris 2024 Olympics: Varun Tomar And Esha Singh Secure India's 10m Air Pistol Quotas

Varun Tomar and Esha Singh secured India’s two quotas in shooting for the Paris 2024 Olympics with their title successes at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 30.03.2024
Varun Tomar (Left) and Esha Singh (Right)

By winning gold medals in their respective events at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024, Varun Tomar and Esha Singh secured India’s two quotas in shooting for the Paris 2024 Olympics.


Indonesian capital Jakarta hosted the Asian Shooting Championships 2024 between 8 and 17 January 2024. While Varun Tomar won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event, Esha Singh shined with the gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event.


In the Asian Shooting Championships 2024, the top two shooters in the men’s and women’s 10m air pistol events (maximum one per country) could secure the national quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Moreover, each country is eligible to secure a maximum of two quotas in any one event.

Varun Tomar secured India’s Paris 2024 Olympics quota  

In the men's 10m air pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024, Varun Tomar already finished on top in the qualification round with a score of 586. Despite a nervous start, Tomar won the Final with 239.6 points to secure the gold medal. Another Indian Arjun Singh Cheema secured the silver medal with a score of 237.3. Mongolian Davaakhuu Enkhtaivan also managed the podium finish with the bronze medal.  


Varun Tomar (Image Credit: X)
Varun Tomar (Image Credit: X)


After Sarabjot Singh, Tomar completed India’s quota in the men’s 10m air pistol event for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Sarabjot Singh secured the quota by winning a bronze medal at the Asian Shooting Championships 2023.

Esha Singh secured India’s Paris 2024 Olympics quota  

Meanwhile, Esha Singh comfortably beat Pakistani Kishmala Talat (236.3) with a score of 243.1 to win a gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024. While another Indian Rhythm Sangwan won the bronze medal (214.5), Surbhi Rao also participated in the Final but finished in sixth place.


Esha Singh (Image Credit: Hindustan Times)
Esha Singh (Image Credit: Hindustan Times)

The National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority to make the final decision on national representatives for the Paris 2024 Olympics.  

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