WATCH | India's Rudrankksh Patil wins gold in 10m air rifle at ISSF Shooting World Championship, earns quota for Paris 2024

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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Indian shooter Rudrankksh Patil, on Friday, entered an elite club as he became the first Indian to be crowned the World Champion in men's 10m air rifle since Abhinav Bindra in 2006. The youngster also helped India win a quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics through his brilliant showing.

Fresh from gold at the recently concluded National Games, Rudrankksh Patil bagged the top prize at the ISSF Shooting World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He shot an impressive 633.9 in the qualification round, which could be a world record too. In the ranking round, he finished second behind Italy's DD Sollazo with a score of 261.9, to make it to the gold medal match.

This confirmed India's quota in the Paris Olympics, as the top four shooters in this round were awarded the ticket to the marquee event. This was India's second quota for the 2024 Games after Bhowneesh Mendiratta earned the maiden spot last month.

In the gold medal match, Patil struggled at one stage, trailing 4-10. But from there on, he never looked back and sealed the final 17-13 over Sollazo.

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