Jitu bags gold, Amanpreet silver |
India won their first gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi after pistol shooter Jitu Rai clinched the top position in the 50m men`s air pistol event. This was his second medal in two days after he won the bronze medal in the 10m pistol event a day earlier. The silver medal also went to India as Amanpreet Singh took the second position after shooting a total of 226.9. This was his first World Cup final appearance.The bronze medal went to Iran`s Vahid Golkhandan who shot a total score of 208 points. This was his first World Cup medal in international competition.Earlier in the qualification round, Amanpreet had led the charts with 561 points while Jitu was second with 559 points. They had finished first and second respectively in that round.Jitu has now won nine World Cup medals including two this year and this last year. He had also qualified for the Rio Olympics but finished eighth in the finals.India`s medal tally at this ISSF World Cup in New Delhi stands at five with Pooja Ghatkar winning bronze medal on first medal for India. Ankur Mittal added a silver in the douple trap event.
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