Shooting World Cup 2025: Sift Kaur Samra wins gold in women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event

Sift Kaur Samra bagged India’s first gold medal at the ISSF World Cup 2025 Buenos Aires after topping the podium in the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event on Friday.

The 23-year-old claimed her first World Cup gold with a score of 458.6, while Germany’s Anita Mangold won the silver with 455.3 and Kazakhstan’s Arina Altukhova took the bronze with 445.9.

Sift topped the qualification with a score of 590. She made a comeback from 8th place after the Kneeling and Prone positions with a stellar performance in the Standing position, soaring ahead to snatch the top spot.

Ashi Chouksey and Shriyanka Sadangi, the other two Indians, failed to qualify for the final. Chouksey finished 17th with a score of 579 and Shriyanka Sadangi shot 572 to finish 22nd.

This was India’s second medal of the day, adding to the bronze won by Chain Singh in the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions event.