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Samresh hopes to seal Olympic berth

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The Telegraph Online Published 05.04.06, 12:00 AM

New Delhi: Commonwealth Games hero Samresh Jung has now set his sights on the 2008 Beijing Olympics and aims to seal his quota berth for the mega event before the end of this month.

“The next opportunity for securing the Olympic spot will come in the World Cup in Brazil later this month and I am looking forward to achieving it,” Jung said.

The first chance to make it to Beijing came at the ISSF shooting World Cup in Guangzhou, China, but Gagan Narang was the only Indian marksman to grab a berth there.

“I am able to touch the required marks in training even now but need to do so when it really matters,” he said. “Once I get the quota berth, I will be able to concentrate solely on my shooting.”

Manavjit in final

Meanwhile, Manavjit Singh Sandhu qualified for the finals of the men’s trap event with a total of 48 out of 50 at the ISSF World Cup shooting in Qingyuan on Tuesday.

Birendeep Sodhi finished a distant 25th, while Anwer Sultan was way behind with a 45.

(PTI)

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