ISSF President’s Cup- Rahi Sarnobat wins silver: Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat claimed a silver medal after enduring a weapon malfunction during the women’s 25m pistol event of the President’s Cup on Tuesday.
The seasoned Indian markswoman fired 31 in the final, missing a few crucial shots in the last two series after suffering pistol malfunction.
Before the problem occurred in her pistol, Sarnobat was going great guns, finding the target three times on the trot towards the end of the final.
The other Indian in the final, Manu Bhaker was eliminated in the sixth place.
Germany’s Vennekamp won gold with a score of 33. Mathilde Lamolle settled for bronze medal with 27.
Among the other Indians on show on Monday, Chinki Yadav finished ninth in women’s 25m pistol event with a score of 578, while Anjum Moudgil ended ninth in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions with an effort of 584.
ISSF President’s Cup- Rahi Sarnobat wins silver: The inaugural ISSF President’s Cup is a rechristened version of the ISSF World Cup Finals, where the year’s top 12 shooters according to world ranking are invited to determine the best individual athletes of the year in the respective Olympic events.
Individual winners will be awarded The Golden Target along with prize money. Cash awards will also be given to all the shooters in the individual competitions.
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