The 2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament was held in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
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India
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between January 27 and February 3. This tournament was the Asian qualifying tournament for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in Rio, after the
2015 Asian Shooting Championships
The 2015 Asian Shooting Championships was held in Kuwait between November 1 and November 12. This tournament was supposed to be an Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. However, this qualification event lost its Rio Ol ...
was stripped of its status after the IOC suspended Kuwait NOC.
The National Rifle Association of India hosted this international competition at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
The competition had three separate disciplines: Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun.
Participating nations
A total of 538 shooters representing 30 countries participated in this event.
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Medal summary
Rifle events
Pistol events
ShotGun events
Medal table
''Final standing.''
2016 Olympic Quota Obtained
2016 Olympic Quota Obtained by Nations and Independent Athletes
A total of 35 quota places for the
Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be awarded based on this event.
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, 2
, 2
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!Total
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References
Official website
* http://www.thenrai.in/
ISSF Website
Shooting
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