A few shooters and one para-badminton participant have been included to the TOPS Main team for this Olympic Cycle. These contain Indian para-shuttler Palak Kohli, skeet shooters Anantjeet Singh Naruka, and Raiza Dhillon, and Trap shooter Rajeshwari Kumari.
These players have been rewarded by the sports ministry soon after their fabulous performances more than the very last 12 months in their respective sports activities. Previously, tennis star Sumit Nagal and Equestrian quota winner Anush Aggarwala were being also included to the record.
Palak Kohli: Para-Badminton
Palak Kohli won her to start with Environment Championship medal previously this yr when she gained a bronze medal in the women’s singles SL4 classification and solidified her placement in R2P rankings at sixth place and is quite probable to qualify for the Paralympics 2024.
She also received three medals at the 6th Nationwide Para Badminton Championship previous week exactly where she clinched the title in women’s singles and women’s doubles classes even though a silver medal in the mixed doubles class.
She will be heading in direction of her next Paralympics this 12 months in Paris and will be aiming for her initial medal.
TRIPLE DELGHT 🎖🎖🎖 here at the 6th Nationwide PB Championship 2024.
Particularly happy to be topped as the Countrywide Winner 👸👸 of 2 categories i.e. Womens Singles 🥇and Womens Doubles🥇. Ended up with a different SILVER MEDAL in Mix Doubles 🥈Lost finals in Combine Doubles. pic.twitter.com/B2ygDFYq2f
— PALAK KOHLI 👸🏸💫♥️🏆🏅 (@palakkohli2002) March 24, 2024
Anantjeet Singh Naruka – Skeet Shooting
Anantjeet Singh is one of the most steady skeet shooters in India. He also received the very first Paris Olympics quota in the men’s skeet group for India at the Asian Shotgun Championships 2024.
He received the silver medal at this occasion which is also his first main senior worldwide medal. The 25-year-aged, ranked 8th in the globe, is at the moment the leading-rated Indian skeet shooter.
Raiza Dhillon – Skeet Capturing
The 19-calendar year-old has made record this yr as she turned the initially-ever Indian feminine shooter to earn an Olympic quota in Skeet. She gained the Asian Shotgun Championships in Kuwait City earlier this 12 months.
She also won the bronze medal at the combined group occasion at the Asian Championships which is an Olympic party. Before, Raiza gained a silver medal at the Junior Planet Championships 2023 in Changwon, South Korea.
Rajeshwari Kumari – Entice shooting
Nationwide champion, Rajeshwari Kumari has been in great variety due to the fact past calendar year when she produced it to the remaining of the Entire world Championships and gained India’s initial quota for the Paris Olympics in the women’s entice party.
She is at this time ranked 9th in the entire world with 1118 ranking details and is continuously scoring above 120 just after joining Olympic medalist David Kostelecký of the Czech Republic as her coach in 2022.