Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will be looking to become only the second Indian to qualify for next year’s Athens Olympics when the competition gets underway in the Shot Gun World Cup at the Dr Karni Singh Ranges here tomorrow.Rifle shooter Anjali Bhagwat of CISF is the only Indian to qualify for the Olympics so far. The Army man who won the individual and the team event in the Commonwealth Games last year would face stiff challenge with four persons who have already qualifed for the Olympics in the fray.Among the three Indians — Moraad Ali khan and Gaurav Sondhi being the other two — Rathore is the nation’s best bet for an Olympic berth in the event.Rathore is in excellent form and consistently shot in the range of 146-147/150, said India coach Prof Sunny Thomas.“The shooters will be looking to put up their best show as even a fifth spot behind the four who have already qualified will fetch them an Olympic quota place,” he said.
