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Ravinder Singh Wins 50m Pistol Gold as India Opens Worlds With Multiple Medals

The no-quota World Championships in Cairo serve as a key form check against world-class opposition.

Overview

  • Veteran shooter Ravinder Singh claimed the men’s 50m pistol title with a score of 569, finishing ahead of South Korea’s Kim Cheongyong and Anton Aristarkhov (AIN).
  • India added a team silver in the same non-Olympic event as Ravinder, Kamaljeet and Yogesh Kumar totaled 1,646, two points behind South Korea, with Ukraine third.
  • Elavenil Valarivan earned bronze in women’s 10m air rifle for her first individual Worlds medal, and India also secured the team bronze with Meghana Sajjanar and Shreya Agrawal.
  • The Cairo championships opened with 720 athletes from 71 federations; India sent 40 shooters across 17 events, with 15 competing on day one where four golds were awarded.
  • This edition offers no Olympic quotas, and teams are using it to assess form and finalize World Cup Finals qualification for Doha in December.