Shooting World Cup: Arjun Babuta strikes gold in 10m Air Rifle final
Other Sports | July 11, 2022 11:06 ISTArjun humbled Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Lucas Kozeniesky with a rather one-sided 17-9 effort.
Arjun humbled Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Lucas Kozeniesky with a rather one-sided 17-9 effort.
The Indian trio of Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan clinched gold in the women's 25m pistol team event on the penultimate day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition.
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil shot 628.5 in the 60-shot qualification stage to be placed 11th among 103 competitors. He was the best Indian finisher.
Manu Bhaker winning her second gold of the tournament, this time in partnership with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
ISSF has been planning to introduce changes to its Olympic qualification criteria and the system used for the recently-concluded Tokyo Games is unlikely to be there for the 2024 Paris edition.
The competition in Delhi, to be held from March 19 to 28, will be a combined tournament
The shooting world cup was originally scheduled to take place between March 15-26 in Delhi.
The event, which was to be held from March 15 to 25 in the national capital, had to be postponed, while an Olympic Test event in Tokyo, scheduled from April 16, stood cancelled.
The ISSF said there will no ranking points in the tournament scheduled to be held from March 15 to 26 as the organisers are not in a position to guarantee participation of all athletes owing to the extraordinary situation.
The shotgun World Cup, recognised by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), is scheduled to be held from March 4 to 13.
Six countries, including China have pulled out of the shooting World Cup, which is scheduled to take place between March 15-26 in Delhi.
India added another gold and silver on Thursday at the ISSF World Cup, courtesy Abhishek Verma and Saurabh Choudhary in the 10m Air Pistol event.
38-year-old former Indian Navy marksman secured an eighth Olympic quota for India, winning the silver medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.
The Indian shooting contingent, which includes Apurvi Chandela and Anjum Moudgil, will take part in the World Cup in Rio.
Apurvi shot a score of 251 in the final to outshine Wang Luyao of China, who shot 250.8, to settle for the silver medal.
India topped the medals tally ahead of hosts China (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), who won five medals in total.
Verma secured India's fifth Olympic quota place in shooting, winning the 10m air pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing on Saturday.
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudary won gold in the 10m Air pistol mixed team event in the ISSF Shooting World Cup, claiming India's second gold.
Saurabh, whose every shot were met by ecstatic cheers from the crowd, said it was special winning at home.
In the final, the shooter created a new world record with a score of 245.
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