ISSF World Cup: Three shooters test positive for COVID-19
Other Sports | March 20, 2021 12:00 ISTThree shooters participating in the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19.
Three shooters participating in the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19.
His teammates and support staff have returned negative after COVID tests were performed on them.
The Indian women's trap team won silver medal at the Shotgun World Cup.
The unnamed coach is asymptomatic and is in quarantine at the moment; other members of the Indian contingent returned negative.
On Wednesday, both the men's and women's three-member teams ended the first three qualification rounds in medal-winning positions.
The ISSF Combined World Cup will be held in New Delhi from March 18 to 29 with shooters from more than 40 countries, including UK and Brazil, taking part in the event.
As many as 191 athletes from 33 countries have entered the fray and for the first time.
The 18-year-old Anish is currently ranked 12th in the world but seventh in India.
The competition in Delhi, to be held from March 19 to 28, will be a combined tournament
The International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) said in its statement on Monday that both the rifle and pistol, and the shotgun legs of the competition have been cancelled.
On Wednesday, India issued a travel advisory cautioning the citizens against non-essential travel to South Korea.
In the mixed air pistol final, Manu Bhaker first paired with world number one Russian Artem Chernousov to get the better of the India's Saurabh Chaudhary and Olympic champion Anna Korakaki 17-13.
Manu Bhaker won gold in women's 10m Air Pistol event while Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar claimed top spots in women's 10m Air Rifle and men's 10m Air Rifle competitions respectively.
The prestigious tournament determines the season's best shooters across events, and India is fielding a 14-member squad for as many as 19 starts.
India ensured an unprecedented top finish across the four ISSF World Cup tournaments held this year, and have secured nine Olympic quotas for Tokyo 2020.
In the air pistol final, the pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary prevailed over Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Abhishek Verma 17-15 in a nerve-wracking contest.
Apurvi Chandela, partnered Deepak Kumar to win India their fourth gold medal on the concluding day of the ISSF World Cup.
22-year-old former junior world champion Yashaswini Deswal won India's 3rd gold medal at Rio, and secured a 9th Olympic quota for the country for Tokyo 2020.
Elavenil Valarivan, 20, shot 251.7 in the finals to clinch gold while Britain's Seonaid Mcintosh won silver with a score of 250.6.
The 17-year-old, who is a multiple ISSF World Cup gold medalist, applied under the sports quota and was eligible for direct admission.
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