KARACHI: Pakistan's Usman Chand and Khurrum Inam put up a disappointing display in the first qualification round at the Asian Shotgun Championship in Kuwait on Friday.
Usman scored 65 points to bag 35th position and Khurrum notched up 60 points to secure 55th position in the first qualification round of Skeet event.
They will play the second qualification round on Saturday (today).
Earlier, Farrukh Nadeem got 27th position out of 57 shooters in trap event. Pakistan’s three shooters are participating in this event in the hopes of winning quota places for Paris 2024.
Meanwhile, Pakistan shooter Kishmala Talat qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 after winning the silver medal in the 10m Air Pistol event during the Asian Shooting Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.
She qualified for the prestigious event with a score of 236.3 in the final.
India’s Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan bagged the gold and bronze medal, respectively. Esha had a score of 243.1, meanwhile Rhythm notched up 214.5.
Kishmala also bagged a bronze medal in the Asian Games last year.
In the initial round, Kishmala scored 575 points, securing her qualification for the finals. Demonstrating remarkable skill in the final round, she competed against India's Eshs for the gold medal.
Kishmala claimed the silver medal and a quota spot in Paris Olympics 2024.
Kishmala became the third Pakistani shooter to qualify for the Olympics after Gulfam Joseph and G.M. Bashir.
In addition to shooting, Arshad Nadeem has also confirmed his place in the Olympics in athletics, while equestrian athlete Usman Khan's qualification position remains stable and strong.
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