NEW DELHI: Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu mixed to offer India their first gold medal of the ISSF World Cup Finals, clinching the top honours within the 10m air pistol blended crew event at the opening day of competitions.
Rai, a Commonwealth and Asian Games gold-medallist, and Sidhu, additionally a former Commonwealth Games gold-winner, picked up their third gold together within the blended crew event, being held officially for the first time at an ISSF World Cup.
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The duo shot 483.four within the final to complete most sensible of the rostrum on the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges.
The blended crew competitions had been organised as check events within the World Cups held earlier this 12 months and shall be making their Olympic debut within the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The Indian duo shot persistently well to offer the host nation a positive get started within the prestigious event which is being for the first time within the nation.
France's Goberville and Fouquet bagged the silver medal with 481.1, while the Chinese pairing of Cai and Yang controlled to assert the bronze with a score of 418.2.
A a couple of medallist in most sensible international events, Rai will also gun for glory within the 10m unfastened pistol and 50m pistol within the coming days.
Rai, a Commonwealth and Asian Games gold-medallist, and Sidhu, additionally a former Commonwealth Games gold-winner, picked up their third gold together within the blended crew event, being held officially for the first time at an ISSF World Cup.
Read this story in Bengali
The duo shot 483.four within the final to complete most sensible of the rostrum on the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges.
The blended crew competitions had been organised as check events within the World Cups held earlier this 12 months and shall be making their Olympic debut within the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The Indian duo shot persistently well to offer the host nation a positive get started within the prestigious event which is being for the first time within the nation.
France's Goberville and Fouquet bagged the silver medal with 481.1, while the Chinese pairing of Cai and Yang controlled to assert the bronze with a score of 418.2.
A a couple of medallist in most sensible international events, Rai will also gun for glory within the 10m unfastened pistol and 50m pistol within the coming days.
Jitu Rai, Heena Sidhu win gold in air pistol mixed team event
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