ISSF Junior World C’ship-Rhythm Sangwan,Vijayveer Sidhu secure India’s 10th gold: India added three medals which includes gold, silver and bronze apiece to their tally on Thursday, the ninth day of the ongoing ISSF Junior World Championships, in Lima, Peru.
2 Medals 🥇🥉for 🇮🇳 at ISSF Jr. World C’ships 2021, Lima
Team 🇮🇳 2️⃣ df. #THA 🇹🇭 9-1 to win GOLD🥇#RhythmSangwan @VijayveerSidhu
Team 🇮🇳 1️⃣df. #THA 🇹🇭 10-8 to win BRONZE 🥉#Tejaswani@anish__bhanwalaIn 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team event
Many congratulations to all👏👏 pic.twitter.com/OCfwACTfWO
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ISSF Junior World C’ship- Rhythm Sangwan, Vijayveer Sidhu secure India’s 10th gold: For the first medal of the day, the Indian trio of Nischal, Prasiddhi Mahant, and Ayushi Podder finished second on the podium behind the USA for a silver medal in women’s junior 50m rifle 3 positions team final. The American team of Molly Elizabeth Mcghin, Katie Lorraine Zaun, Mary Carolynn Tucker clinched the gold medal. Then in 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team, India clinched two medals. Anish and Tejaswini came from behind to clinch the bronze against a team from Thailand by 10-8. For the gold medal match, Rhythm Sangwan and Vijayveer Sidhu outclassed Thailand pair of Kanyakorn Hirunphoem and Triniphakorn Schwakon by 9-1.
25m rapid fire pistol mixed team finals :
Vijayveer Sidhu and Rhythm sangwan triumph the gold medal match in a one sided affair!
Gold no.10 for India!
Overall medal tally at 23 pic.twitter.com/bl8lQgoW77— Prithvi (@Eighty7_Fifty8) October 7, 2021
India still sits on top of the medal tally, now with ten gold, eight silver and four bronze medals for a total of 22 medals. USA lie second with six gold and a total of 20 medals.
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