When it comes to shooting, Abhishek Verma doesn't have to look beyond his room for advice. Blossoming at 29, Verma often exchanges ideas with his roommate Saurabh Chaudhary, a force to reckon with at 16. Verma secured India's fifth Olympic quota place in shooting, winning the 10m air pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing on Saturday.

Big names, no problem
Two months ago, unfazed by a field comprising seasoned campaigners, teenager Chaudhary smashed the world record to win gold in the season's first World Cup and the country's third quota for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.