ISSF World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary and Rahi Sarnobat win gold
Other Sports | May 27, 2019 21:58 IST17-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary smashed his own record to win 10m Air Pistol Gold, while Rahi Sarnobat added a third gold to India's tally.
17-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary smashed his own record to win 10m Air Pistol Gold, while Rahi Sarnobat added a third gold to India's tally.
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.
Manu won the women's 10m Air Pistol on day three of competitions while Saurabh bagged a team gold in the men's event.
Their feat came exactly a month after they won the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage gold in the same event in Delhi.
The Indian pair shot a total of 483.5 to finish on top of the podium to finish the tournament with a flourish after a few results that did not go their way over the last three days.
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.
Youth Olympic Games champions Manu and Saurabh finished with a score of 485.4 in the final, well ahead of the Chinese who managed 477.9.
This is Saurabh's fourth individual gold medal in as many months.
Despite four scores of under 10 to start with, Chaudhary managed to stay ahead and then extended his domination with scores of 10.7 10.4 10.4 and 10.0.
The 16-year-old Chaudhary, who won the Asiad gold last month, qualified third with a score of 581 before shooting down his own world record with a score of 245.5 in the final.
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