Varun, Esha seal Olympic quota places after shooting Gold at Asian Qualifiers

Varun Tomar and Esha Singh won India's 14th and 15th Paris 2024 Olympic quota places in style with victories in the men's and women's 10m air pistol respectively, on competition day one of the Asian Olympic Qualification Rifle/Pistol event at the Senayan Shooting range in Jakarta, Indonesia. In a display of dominance, Varun won by a margin of 2.6 and Esha by a whopping 6.8 to deliver virtuoso performances.

While Varun Tomar is a 20-year-old army marksman who got into the senior team only last year, Esha is still in her teens. It was a double podium in both the Olympic events for India as Arjun Cheema won silver in the men's pistol while Rhythm Sangwan won bronze in the women's competition, displaying India's continental might in the sport.

Mongolian Davaakhuu Enkhtaivan won bronze in the men's event to win the second available quota, while Pakistan's Kishmala Talat's silver-winning performance in the women's, brought a historic first-ever women's shooting Olympic quota for her country.