Chinki Yadav reserved for Tokyo Olympics ’20

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Chinki Yadav reserved for Tokyo Olympics ’20

Saturday, 09 November 2019 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Talented shooting player Chinki Yadav of Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy performed brilliantly at the 14th Asian Shooting Championships held in Doha and earned quota for Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Chinky scored 588 to qualify, including a 'Perfect 100'. She came in second after Thailand's Nephaswan Yang Paiboon (590). She is the second player to have been selected for the 25-meter sports pistol event for India at the Olympics-2020. Earlier, Rahi Sarnobat had won an Olympic ticket by winning the World Cup in Munich earlier this year.

The Minister of Sports ¹he impressive performance of Chinki Yadav in the Asian Shooting Championship and said that by providing Olympic quota to the country, Chinki Yadav has made the country and state proud by creating history. Expressing happiness on this achievement by Chinki Yadav, he congratulated Chinki.

Chinki Yadav, who entered the State State Shooting Academy with the goal of making a career in shooting sports in the year 2012, has won ten medals including three gold, two silver and five bronze in international competitions. She has also participated in international competitions seven times, representing the Indian team.

Chinki Yadav has given 22 medals to Madhya Pradesh including six gold, seven silver and nine bronze medals in national competitions. Apart from this, Chinki has also earned one gold and three silver medals in state level shooting competitions.

Chinki Yadav is receiving training in pistol sports from Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy's Chief Instructor Jaspal Rana and Assistant Instructor Jayawardhan Singh Chauhan.

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