India win three medals at ISSF World Championship but miss 10m air rifle Olympic quotas
India secured silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event and gold in the men's 50m pistol team event, while Elavenil Valarivan finished sixth in the individual final.
India won three medals at the ISSF World Championships but failed to secure an Olympic quota in the 10m air rifle event. Elavenil Valarivan led the women's rifle team to silver with 1894.4 points before finishing sixth individually.
Key takeaways
- India won silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event with 1894.4 points.
- Elavenil Valarivan finished sixth in the individual 10m air rifle final and missed an Olympic quota.
- India also won men's 50m pistol team gold, with Ravinder Singh taking individual silver.
- India sits second in the medals table with one gold and two silver medals.
India won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the ongoing ISSF World Championships on Tuesday, a day after the men claimed gold in the men’s 50m pistol competition. 8 points. 6 points. 7. 3 points and failed to bag an Olympic quota.
In the men’s 10m air rifle event, Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon and Paarth Makhija missed out on both the team and individual finals. India now sits second in the medal table with one gold and two silver medals.
China leads with seven medals, three of them gold.
Earlier results
Earlier, Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh secured the men’s 50m pistol team gold for India. Ravinder also claimed silver in the individual event, which is not part of the Olympic programme. He was India’s highest scorer with 559 points, including 11 inner 10s.
Saurabh contributed 551, while Amanpreet added 549 as India finished with a combined score of 1659. China’s Zhang Bingchen, Lyu Junyi and Feng Linlang took silver with 1648 points, while South Korea’s Hong Suhyeon, Choe Boram and So Seung Seob secured bronze with 1643.
In the individual competition, Russia’s Anton Aristarkhov won gold with 561 points, while Romania’s Luca Joldea took bronze with 558.
What happens next
The ISSF World Championships continue with further rifle and pistol events. No date or venue for the next medal-deciding session is given in the sources.
Medal results at the ISSF World Championships
Event | Medal | Score |
|---|---|---|
Women's 10m air rifle team | Silver | 1894.4 |
Men's 50m pistol team | Gold | 1659 |
Men's 50m pistol individual | Silver | 559 |
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