Monday, March 05, 2018

Shooting News

At ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun, Guadalajara, Mexico

P.C. to http://www.issf-sports.org/

10m Air Pistol Women
Gold - Manu Bhaker (IND) 237.5 pts
Silver - Alejandra Zavala Vazquez (MEX)237.1 pts
Bronze - Celine Goberville (FRA) 217.0 pts

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10m Air Rifel Men
Gold - Istvan Peni (HUN) 249.5 pts
Silver - Alexander Schmirl (AUT) 248.7 pts
Bronze - Ravi Kumar (IND) 226.4 pts

The 16-year-old Manu Bhaker, World Cup debutant, shocked the world and marked her international debut with the gold in the women’s 10m Air Pistol final ... Making her absolute debut in an ISSF competition, Manu showed excellent concentration taking gold with an incredible comeback in her final two shots ... Despite sitting on a 1.9-point advantage before last two shots, Vazquez fired twice inside the 8th ring, while Manu first reduced the gap with an 8.5, and then secured the brightest medal with a fantastic 10.6 ... Yashaswini Singh Deswal finished on the 4th position with 196.1 pts.

In 10m Air Rifel Men, Ravi Kumar took a Bronze with 226.4 points and secured the first World Cup medal of his career ... He was ahead of Deepak Kumar, who finished on the 4th position with 205.8 pts ... Thanks to Manu’s gold, India's medal tally now counts two golds — both won in the Air Pistol individual events — and three bronzes.

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