India's Rudraksh Balasaheb Patil wins gold medal in air rifle event

India's Rudraksh Balasaheb Patil wins gold medal in air rifle event

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Category : Sports Published on: October 17 2022

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  • Young Rudrankksh Patil has won gold in men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary Abhinav Bindra.
  • Patil also secured a 2024 Paris Olympics quota for the country in the process. This was India's second Olympic quota.
  • The 18-year-old Patil beat Italy's Danilo Dennis Sollazzo 17-13 in the gold-medal match.
  • Overall, Patil is the sixth Indian shooter to win gold in World Championships.
  • Beijing 2008 Olympics champion Bindra had won his World Championship gold in his pet 10m air rifle event in 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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