Young Rudrankksh Patil on Friday won gold in men&rsquo;s 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship here, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/Abhinav-Bindra-backs-athletes-to-fight-even-after-failure-18523189" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Abhinav Bindra</a>. Patil also secured a 2024 Paris Olympics quota for the country in the process. This was India&rsquo;s second Olympic quota.
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The 18-year-old Rudrankksh beat Italy&rsquo;s Danilo Dennis Sollazzo 17-13 in the gold medal match after a brilliant come-from-behind effort. Four quota spots are available in Olympic events at the World Championship this year.
India had earned their first quota at the Shotgun World Championship in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/croatia-calling-vicky-23229252" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Croatia</a> recently, courtesy Bhowneesh Mendiratta in the men&rsquo;s trap event. Appearing in his maiden World Championship, Rudrankksh was trailing 4-10 in the new format in the gold medal match to decide the top two.
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Patil also secured a 2024 Paris Olympics quota for the country in the process. This was India’s second Olympic quota.

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