Olympics 2020: Pakistan achieves 10th position in Asia

KARACHI: Pakistan has won three quotas in Olympics Tokyo 2020 by achieving the 10th position out of 16 countries in shooting in Asia.

The list of the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) stated that Pakistan has bagged the 10th position out of 16 Asian countries.

The list added, “China tops the list with 25 quotas and India is second with 15 quotas. South Korea and Japan are third and fourth with 14 and 12 quotas, respectively.”

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Iran and Thailand each won six places. Chinese Taipei with five places is seventh. Kuwait and Mongolia are eighth and ninth, respectively. 

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In total 102 quotas were won by 16 Asian countries. Meanwhile, the National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) will be arranging a six-week training program for Pakistani shooters with an Italian coach ahead of the Olympics.

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Olympics Tokyo 2020 will take place in more than 40 venues in and around Tokyo.

Japan last hosted the Summer Games in 1964, which was the first in Asia; the Winter Olympics were there in 1972 and 1998.