Anish Banwala Achieved Olympic Quota with Two Bronzes

• 31 Oct 2023

Why In News?

On October 30, 2023, Karnal-based shooter Anish Banwala qualified for the Asian Shooting Championships, winning a bronze medal in the individual and team event as well as securing a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024.

Key Points:

• The 15th Asian Shooting Championships will be held in Changwon, South Korea from October 23 to November 3.
• Anish Banwala achieved this feat in the 25m rapid fire pistol. He has secured a ticket to Paris on the basis of score. He scored 588 out of 600 marks in the competition.
• Anish will now showcase his talent at the ongoing 37th National Games in Goa. Their event in Goa will be held on November 5-6. Apart from this, Anish will participate in the World Cup shooting to be held in Doha, Qatar in November.
• It is worth mentioning that in the Asian Games held in China this month, Anish played an important role in winning the bronze medal in the team event. Earlier, Anish had also won a gold medal in the Khelo India University Games. In May too, Anish participated in the Senior World Cup held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
• Anish had won the bronze medal in the 25m rapid fire event at the 2023 Senior Shooting World Cup after 12 years. Prior to that, a team gold was won in the Senior World Cup in 2022. In 2018, Anish won gold in the 25m rapid fire event at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. At that time, he was studying in 10th class.
• Anish's elder sister Muskan is also a shooter. In February 2018, Muskan and Anish won the gold medal together in the Junior World Cup held in Sydney. Muskan competed in the 25m sport pistol and Anish in the 25m rapid fire.
• Anish has so far won 70 medals at the national and around 33 at the international level.