ISSF World Cup: India win women's 25m team pistol gold
March 25, 2021 17:26 ISTIndia's terrific trio of Chinky Yadav, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat claimed the team gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event.
India's terrific trio of Chinky Yadav, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat claimed the team gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event.
The Indian team shot 43 in the gold medal showdown to finish behind the Polish team, which scored 47 to grab the top prize.
Ashwini and Sikki had reached the second round on Wednesday after a 21-9, 17-21, 21-19 win over Denmark's Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn.
The first runner with the torch was Azusa Iwashimizu, a key player in the Japan team that won the Women’s World Cup in 2011.
Fourth-seeded Saina, who is desperately seeking ranking points to make it to her fourth Olympics, took just 21 minutes to crush Ireland's Rachael Darragh 21-9 21-5 in a women's singles opening round match
At 20, Tomar became the youngest Indian ever to win gold in the ISSF World Cup when he shot 462.5 to claim the top prize.
Yadav, who switched to 25m pistol in 2013 after starting with 10m, admitted that she was under pressure.
It was an all-India affair at the podium as Rahi Sarnobat settles for silver medal while Manu Bhaker takes the third spot.
Aishwary Pratap Singh overcame challenges from World No. 1 Istvan Peni and 2018 world champion Steffen Olsen to clinch the gold.
Narwal, the 2019 World Championship bronze medallist, overcame a strong field that had Paralympic and world champions.
Indian skeet shooters Angad Bajwa and Ganemat Sekhon won India fifth gold medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC on Saturday announced a ban on fans from abroad attending the games, which open on July 23.
The 50-year-old Kovacs hails from Hungary and was the bantamweight Olympic champion in the 1996 Atlanta Games.
An exception could be made for "around 500 volunteers", who will be selected from a pool of about 2,000 people living overseas.
Apart from Sonam, the other four wrestlers to make the cut are Seema (50Kg), Anshu Malik (57Kg), Nisha (68Kg) and Pooja (76Kg).
The announcement came two days after Tokyo organizers said they would ban international fans from coming into Japan. Both measures are aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The Indian team of Gurjoat Khangura, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa beat Qatar 6-2 on the shotgun range of the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
Indian shooting stars Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhury combined in the 10m air pistol mixed event to claim gold medal at the ISSF World Cup.
The 21-year-old Elavenil and 18-year-old Divyansh clinched the mixed top honours to give India their fourth gold of the marquee tournament.
Indian shooters Yashawini Deswal and Abhishek Verma settled for bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event after they won the third-place match against Turkish opponents 17-13 at the ISSF World Cup.
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