GANDHINAGAR: Bhowneesh Mendiratta, 23, is jet-lagged after flying from Osijek (Croatia) to Delhi to Ahmedabad. Fellow shooter Shreyashi Singh tells him he has dark circles under his eyes. The heat at the Crowne shooting range in Ahmedabad is only making things difficult. But the young trap shooter is not complaining, as he has returned with a ticket to the 2024 Paris Games.
Mendiratta became India's first athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics after finishing fourth in the men's trap event at the ISSF World Championships in Ojisek last week. In shooting, the quota belongs to the country and not the shooter. After winning it early, the Faridabad shooter will have to keep doing well and stay in the top form for two years to get the nod for Paris.
