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Paris Olympics: Manu-Sarabjot To Fight For Bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed

Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh on Monday qualified for the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal match after finishing third in the qualification round at the Paris Olympics.

Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot shot 580-20x in three series to finish third in the qualification round ahead of South Korea's Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho.

The two teams will clash in the bronze medal match on Tuesday at 1 pm, where Manu will try to win her second bronze medal at the Olympics.

Meanwhile, Turkey's Sevval İlayda and Yusuf equalled the Olympic qualification record of 582 points set by India at Tokyo 2020.

They will face Serbian pair Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec for the gold medal. Both pairs have already secured medals at the Paris Olympics.

Another Indian pair of Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema were eliminated after finishing 10th with a score of 576-14x.

Earlier on Sunday, Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal after she won the women's 10m air pistol bronze