Three From Ohio State Pistol Set to Compete in Summer Olympic Games
7/26/2024 11:29:00 AM | Pistol
Katelyn Abeln, Ada Korkhin and Henry Leverett will all compete between July 27 and Aug. 5
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As the curtain rises on the 2024 Paris Olympics tonight with the opening ceremony, three Ohio State Buckeyes are set to compete in the first two weeks of the games.
Katelyn Abeln, who recently concluded her Ohio State career by helping the Buckeyes win a fourth consecutive national championship, gets underway tomorrow – July 27 – in the qualification stage of the 10m air pistol event beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET. The finals of that event are set for the next day – July 28 – at 6 a.m.
Abeln will also be in action in the 25m sport pistol – along with fellow Buckeye Ada Korkhin – on Aug. 2 and Aug. 3.
Henry Leverett, who is competing in his second Olympic Games, has two qualification stages of the 25m rapid fire pistol event on Aug. 4 at 3 a.m. ET and 7 a.m. ET, respectively. Should he advance, he'd shoot in the final round on Aug. 5 at 3:30 a.m. ET.
NBC is the home for all U.S. coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Events will also be live streamed on Peacock.
For more information on Ohio State's 2024 Olympians, visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
Buckeyes' Olympic Schedule
July 27 - 10m Air Pistol Women's Qualification – 6:30 a.m. (Katelyn Abeln)
July 28 – 10m Air Pistol Women's Final – 6 a.m. (Abeln)
Aug. 2 – 25m Pistol Women's Qualification Precision – 3 a.m. (Katelyn Abeln and Ada Korkhin)
Aug. 3 – 25m Pistol Women's Final (Abeln and Korkhin)
Aug. 4 – 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification Stage 1 – 3 a.m. (Henry Leverett)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification Stage 2 – 7 a.m. (Leverett)
Aug. 5 – 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Final – 3:30 a.m. (Leverett)
