The Indian men’s skeet team comprising of Mairaj Khan, Angad Bajwa and Gurjoat Khangura on Monday received a gold medal in the continued ISSF Shooting World Cup in New Delhi.
The Indian team defeated Qatar 6-2 in the ultimate to convey a gold medal for the nation. This is India’s third gold medal of the day to date. The India women’s skeet team settled for a silver after dropping 4-6 to Kazakhstan in the ultimate.
Earlier in the day, India’s Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker received a gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed team occasion on the Karni Singh Shooting vary.
Saurabh and Manu defeated opponents from Iran 16-12 in the ultimate. The Indian pair of Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal bagged a bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol combined team occasion.
India started their marketing campaign on a profitable notice as Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar beat the Hungarian pair of Denes Easter & Istvan Peni 16-10 in the ultimate of the 10M Air Rifle Mixed Team occasion to win a gold medal.
10m Air Pistol shooters Abhishek and Yashaswini attained the primary rankings after their heroics in the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun. Elavenil Valarivan additionally retained her spot on the Women’s 10m Air Rifle rankings, that means three Indian shooters now maintain the highest spot.
“3 Indian shooters are #1. 10m Air Pistol shooters #YashaswiniDeswal & @abhishek_70007 become World #1 after their gold & bronze at the @ISSF_Shooting World Cup. Women’s 10m Air Rifle @elavalarivan retains her #1 ranking. #TOPSAthlete #Shooting,” the Sports Authority of India (SAI) tweeted.
Meanwhile, India presently lead the standings in the match with 12 medals.
