The 20-year-old Indian shooter Ramita Jindal is ready for the Paris 2024 Olympics. She will compete in the 10m air rifle women's and 10m air rifle mixed team (along with Arjun Babuta) events.
Ramita Jindal’s latest ISSF World Ranking (10m air rifle women): 19
Article Contents:
Early life
Junior successes
Early senior performances show a bright future
Two medals at the Asian Games 2022
How did Ramita Jindal qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics
Participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Ramita Jindal: Early life
Ramita Jindal was born on 16th January 2004. She is the daughter of Arvind Jindal, a tax advisor. According to media reports, Ramita started her shooting journey in 2016.
Junior successes
In the ISSF Junior Cup 2022 in Suhl, Ramita’s air rifle women's team won the gold medal. In the same competition, she won an individual silver medal and one mixed-team silver medal.
In the ISSF World Championships 2022 in Cairo, Ramita celebrated with two gold medals (10m air rifle women’s junior and air rifle women’s team junior). Earlier, at the ISSF World Championships 2021 in Lima, she won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle women’s junior event.
Early senior performances show a bright future
In the ISSF World Cup 2022 in Baku and Changwon, Ramita’s air rifle women’s team won gold and silver medals, respectively.
In the Asian Championships 2023 in Changwon, Ramita won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle women’s event, while her 10m air rifle mixed team won the silver medal.
In the ISSF World Cup Final 2023, Ramita ended up in ninth place in the 10m air rifle women’s event.
Two medals at the Asian Games 2022
Young Ramita shined at the Asian Games 2022 with two medals. While her 10m air rifle women’s team won the silver medal, she won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle women’s event.
How did Ramita Jindal qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Mehuli Ghosh and Tilottama Sen secured two Indian Paris 2024 Olympics quotas for the 10m air rifle women’s event.
In the four-stage national selection trials, Ramita finished in second place with a final average score of 632.93 to secure her spot for the upcoming Summer Olympics.
Ramita Jindal’s participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics
Ramita Jindal will participate in two events at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She will represent the nation in the 10m air rifle women's and 10m air rifle mixed team (along with Arjun Babuta) events.
