The 10th edition of the Asian Championship took place from December 6th to December 12th in Wako City (JPN), and it also served as a qualifying competition for the four shooting events to be contested at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games: 10m Air Rifle Men, 10m Air Pistol Men, 10m Air Rifle Women and 10m Air Pistol Women.
A total of 157 athletes competed for the YOG quotas, representing 24 National Olympic Committees and also battling for the Asian Championship podium.
The 14 slots were awarded to:
10 Air Rifle Men
- Zhang Chonghong of the People’s Republic of China
- Arnab Sharar of Bangladesh
- Shahu Tushar Mane of India
- Amirsiyavash Zolfagharian of the Islamic Republic of Iran
10m Air Pistol Men
- Chaudhary Saurabh of India
- Erfan Salavati of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Shin Okcheol of the Republic of Korea
10m Air Rifle Women
- Mehuli Ghosh of India
- Gao Mingwei of the People’s Republic of China
- Chen Yun-Yun of Chinese Taipei
10m Air Pistol Women
- Xiao Jiaruixuan of the People’s Republic of China
- Manu Bhaker of India
- Kanyakorn Hirunphoem of Thailand
- Shirlene Hew Yun Ting of Singapore
The quotas were delivered to eight different NOCs, with India pocketing four of them and the People’s Republic of China taking three. The Islamic Republic of Iran grabbed two slots, while Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand all secured one.
More quotas will be awarded in two remaining competitions: the 2018 European Championship in Gyor (HUN) and the 2018 ISSF World Cup Stage 3 in Fort Benning (USA).
The third edition of the Youth Oympic Games are taking place in Buenos Aires from the 6th to the 18th of October 2018.