Shooting World Cup: Olympian Chain Singh wins bronze in 50-metre rifle 3-position event in Argentina
Olympian Chain Singh won the bronze behind Istvan Peni of Hungary and Tian Jiaming of China in the 50-metre rifle 3-position event in the shooting World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday.
Quite commendable was the fact that all the three Indian shooters made the final, with multiple World Cup champion Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar placing fourth, and Niraj Kumar, seventh.
Both Chain and Aishwary qualified with the second best score of 589, while the qualification topper Zhao Wenyu (594) of China ended up eighth in the final.
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The results:
50m rifle 3-position:
Men: 1. Istvan Peni (Hun) 461.0 (587); 2. Tian Jiaming (Chn) 458.8 (586); 3. Chain Singh 443.7 (589); 4. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar 432.6 (589); 7. Niraj Kumar 402.5 (587).