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India Secure Third Place at ISSF Munich World Cup With Two Golds, Two Bronzes

Having doubled its Munich medal haul from last year, India heads into the Ningbo World Cup confident in its shooting line-up.

Elavenil Valarivan
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Overview

  • Suruchi Singh captured her third consecutive individual World Cup gold in the women’s 10m air pistol.
  • Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta defeated Chinese world record holders Sheng Lihao and Wang Zifei 17-7 to win mixed team gold in the 10m air rifle.
  • Elavenil Valarivan and Sift Kaur Samra added bronze medals in the women’s 10m air rifle and 50m rifle three-positions events.
  • India advanced to seven finals across ten rifle and pistol events, marking its third top-three finish in four World Cups this year.
  • China topped the standings with seven medals, including four gold, while Norway secured second place ahead of India on countback criteria.