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Paris Olympics selection trials: Shooter Sift Kaur Samra, riding high from Asian Games, aces first step | Sport-others News

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The dust may have settled from her Asian Games heroics last year, but Sift Kaur Samra is hoping to ride that momentum straight to the Olympics. After winning India’s first-ever individual shooting Asiad gold medal in Hangzhou last year, breaking the world record in the process, Sift kicked off the Olympic shooting trials with a dominant performance, taking top spot with a score of 466.3, edging out fellow quota-winner Ashi Chouksey (462.6) and Olympian Anjum Moudgil (449.2) in the women’s 50m rifle 3-position category in New Delhi on Wednesday. Recovering from a poor qualification round, as well as a 1.1 point deficit after the first 15 shots in the kneeling position in the final, Sift looked at ease from the moment she took the lead after a near-perfect second stage in the prone position, and cruised to a comfortable win. “The mood is normal, not very different,” she said after the match on Wednesday. “Yesterday (qualification) was not a good day for me, but I knew the mistake I was making, so just focused on …

Sift Kaur Samra, Niraj win 50m Rifle 3P event

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World record holder Sift Kaur Samra emerged victorious in the first women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) Olympic Selection Trial (OST T1) while Niraj Kumar outscored experienced shooters to win the men’s 50m 3 Positions (3P) Olympic Selection Trial (OST T1) on Wednesday. The first phase of the Olympic shooting trials is being conducted at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Sift was up against it on the day with the in-form Ashi Choksey, the qualification topper by a distance, leading after the first 15 Kneeling position shots. The champion was second at the stage, 1.1 behind Ashi. She then recovered brilliantly to blaze through the Prone position and by the end of it, she had not only wiped out the deficit but had in turn taken a lead of 2.4 over her nearest rival. In the end, her 466.3, was a healthy 3.7 above Ashi’s tally. Olympian Anjum Moudgil took the final podium point with a third (449.2) place finish. Nishchal (433.6) and Paris quota holder Shriyanka Sadangi (416.7) had to be satisfied with …