ANKARA

Turkish paralympic shooter Cagla Atakal, who sealed a spot for the Tokyo Games, said a teammate’s gun helped her to the number one ranking at the Olympic qualification event.

The 27-year-old won gold with a memorable performance at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, UAE.

Atakal told Anadolu Agency everything was good until she broke her gun during training camp, one day before the Olympic qualification event.

“It was the worst experience of my life. I had been working for this event for months and I braced myself for getting quota but in the meantime, my colleague

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