Shooting Girls Rifle 3 Posture Shiori Hirata is Proposed to the Olympic Team November 9 21:37
19-year-old Shiori Hirata won the bronze medal and became the top Japanese player in the 3 shooting Asian rifle girl rifles held in Qatar.
The Asian Championship for shooting held in Doha, Qatar is 50 meters away on the 9th with a “prone shoot” that shoots while lying down, a “prone shoot” that lies on its knees, and a “stand-up” that shoots standing on it Women's rifle 3 posture aiming at the target of was performed.
Of the three Japanese players who participated, Hirata scored 1169 points, 9 points different from the top in the qualifying, finished seventh, became the top Japanese player, and won the bronze medal in the third place.
As a result, Hirata will be selected as the representative of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the first Olympics, and will be officially approved by the board of the Japan Rifle Shooting Association to be held next month.
19-year-old Hirata is a university student from Ishikawa Prefecture who is aiming to participate in the Tokyo Games with Air Rifles.
Hirata commented, “I wasn't nervous because I was facing myself and shooting during the match. I want to thank my parents and the local coach.”