ISSF World Cup, Lima: Suruchi-Saurabh pair wins gold in 10m air pistol mixed team event; Manu-Ravinder misses bronze
Indian shooters Suruchi Inder Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary clinched gold medals in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday.
In the gold medal match, the Indian pair shot 17 to finish ahead of China’s Qianxun Yao and Kai Hu, who managed 9.
In the bronze medal contest, India’s Manu Bhakar and Ravinder Singh (6) missed out on a podium finish after losing to Chines pair of Qianke Ma and Yifan Zhang (16).
Suruchi, 18, won gold in the women’s 10m air pistol event yesterday, trumping her double Olympic medallist compatriot, Manu Bhaker, who had to settle for silver.
Earlier on Tuesday, Saurabh also got on to the podium in the men’s 10m air pistol event by bagging bronze.
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The duo of Suruchi and Saurabh made the gold medal match at the Las Palmas range with a combined 580 in qualification, with the former outscoring her more experienced partner by a couple of points. The Chinese pair of Yao Qianxun and Hu Ka topped the qualification with 585.
Earlier on the day, Saurabh Chaudhary won his first individual medal in an ISSF World Cup since 2022, bagging bronze in 10m air pistol event.