Shooter Maheshwari Chauhan was competing in her first ISSF final. India’s Maheshwari Chauhan won the silver medal in the women’s skeet event on the concluding day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun at the Lusail Shooting Range in Doha, securing her Paris Olympic quota in shooting. He secured the 21st quota position in the shooting event for India at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Maheshwari was in second place after missing two targets in the first elimination round after 20 shots. Kazakh Orinbe missed five of her first 20 goals, making her the first player to be eliminated. Maheshwari Chauhan’s quota was confirmed after Regina missed five shots out of 30.
Maheshwari Chauhan earns a place for Team India in women’s skeet shooting at Paris 2024! 💪
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Maheshwari had moved into the lead after 50 shots and her position strengthened in the final. Maheshwari was tied on 54 hits in the 60-shot final. Maheshwari lost 3–4 to Francesca Croveto of Chad in the gold medal shoot-off. It was his best performance. It was Maheshwari Chauhan’s first ISSF final from Siana, a small village in Jalore district. Her performance in the women’s skeet also earned India the second Paris quota place.
After the final, Maheshwari said that, I am very excited. I have worked very hard over the years to reach this point. I am also a bit disappointed with the shoot-off, but overall it was satisfactory.
Indian players started from the top position in the qualification. But in the last round she earned a score of 23 and finished fourth. She qualified for the top six finals. He scored a total of 121 in the qualification, which is also a new national record.
