PARIS, JUL 27: Pakistan’s shooters Gulfam Joseph and Kishmala Talat made a poor start at the Paris Olympics 2024. Joseph, participating in the 10-metre air pistol competition, failed to qualify for the final round. He finished in 22nd position out of 33 shooters. Joseph scored 571 points out of 600.
Meanwhile, Kishmala could not advance to the final round of the 10-meter air pistol event. The Pakistani shooter scored a total of 567 points across six series. Kishmala scored 93 points in the first series, 97 in the second, and 94 in the third. In the last three series, she scored 93, 95, and 95 points.
Kishmala Talat did not make it into the top eight required for the final round. She ranked 32nd out of the 44 shooters.
Kishmala and Gulfam Joseph will now participate in the mixed team event on July 29.
Kishmala’s real hopes at the Olympics lie in the women’s 25m pistol events.
It must be noted Pakistan have fielded seven athletes in the global event and they are accompanied by 11 officials.
The country’s premier javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, sprinter Faiqa Riaz, and swimmers Mohammad Ahmed Durrani and Jehanara Nabi are the others who will compete. Only the shooters and Arshad have directly qualified for the Olympics.
On Thursday Pakistan Embassy in France held a reception in honour of Pakistan’s contingent. IPC Minister Rana Sanaullah also attended the reception in Paris.
The country’s premier eventer Usman Khan also attended the reception. He had been specifically invited to the reception by the Pakistan embassy in France. Usman, who withdrew from the Paris Olympics due to some technical issues, resides close to the site which is hosting the Olympics.
