The quota allocation process for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games continued in Fort Benning (USA), where four specific matches — reserved to NOCs of North, Central and South America — were conducted at the end of the ISSF World Cup Stage 3.
A total of 46 athletes from 10 different nations competed in the four events men’s 10m Air Rifle, men’s 10m Air Pistol, women’s 10m Air Rifle and women’s 10m Air Pistol, as a total of eight slots were up for grabs.
Mexico is the only country who pocketed multiple quota places with four, while Argentina, Canada, Chile and Colombia got one each. Here’s a detailed list of the athletes and countries that won the quota places:
10m Air Rifle Men
Edson Ismael Ramirez Ramos of Mexico
Marcelo Julian Gutierrez of Argentina
10m Air Pistol Men
Jose Antonio Romero Ayon of Mexico
Brian Wai Kuk Ng of Canada
10m Air Rifle Women
Gabriela Fernanda Martinez Lopez of Mexico
Isidora Margarita Van De Perre Dios of Chile
10m Air Pistol Women
Andrea Victoria Ibarra Miranda of Mexico
Juana Rueda Vargas of Colombia
The next step of the process is the allocation of the unused quotas.
For an extensive recap of the quota places allocated so far click here.
The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games will take place in the Argentinian capital city from the 6th to the 18th of October.
Live scores, news and updates about ISSF competition will be available on issf-sports.org and on the Federation’s social media profiles: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube; plus Weibo and Youku for the Chinese audience.