Manu Bhaker finishes 5th, secures 11th Olympic quota

Manu Bhaker. Pic/PTI

Manu Bhaker secured the 11th Paris Olympics quota place for the country after finishing fifth in women's 25m sports pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea on Saturday.

One of the most recognisable faces in Indian shooting, Manu, shot 24 in the final, bowing out in a shoot-off to miss out on another international medal.

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Iran's Haniyeh Rostamiyan finished second, spoiling a Chinese clean sweep as the shooting sport powerhouse took all the spots from one to four.

But China could claim only one Paris quota spot and Haniyeh had already secured one earlier, so Manu, despite finishing fifth, clinched a Paris berth for India. Manu fought brilliantly and was in contention for a top-two finish for most of the contest before a score of two and three in the seventh and eighth series saw her go into a shoot-off with Zhao Nan of China for fourth position.

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