Indian Olympian Anjum Moudgil clinched a silver medal in the women`s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday. She clinched the medal with a score of 406.5. "Olympian @anjum_moudgil bags at @ISSF_Shooting 2022 World Cup, Baku. Anjum clinched SILVER in women`s 50m Rifle 3 Positions with a score of 406.5 Many congratulations Champ #IndianSports #Shooting," tweeted SAI Media.

Anjum was great throughout the event before losing narrowly to Denmark`s Rikke Ibsen, who ended up with a gold medal. She fell short at 16-12 despite her best efforts. With this, India`s medal tally at the event goes to three.

Earlier, Swapnil Kusale had won the silver medal in the 50 m rifle 3P event. On the other hand, in the women`s 10m air rifle event, the team of Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita and Shreya Agrawal won a gold medal by defeating Denmark by a margin of 17-5. The world cup, which started on May 27 will go on till June 7.&nbsp;

Indian Olympian Anjum Moudgil clinched a silver medal in the women`s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday.

Indian Olympian Anjum Moudgil clinched a silver medal in the women`s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday. She clinched the medal with a score of 406.5. "Olympian @anjum_moudgil bags at @ISSF_Shooting 2022 World Cup, Baku. Anjum clinched SILVER in women`s 50m Rifle 3 Positions with a score of 406.5 Many congratulations Champ #IndianSports #Shooting," tweeted SAI Media. Anjum was great throughout the event before losing narrowly to Denmark`s Rikke Ibsen, who ended up with a gold medal. She fell short at 16-12 despite her best efforts. With this, India`s medal tally at the event goes to three. Earlier, Swapnil Kusale had won the silver medal in the 50 m rifle 3P event. On the other hand, in the women`s 10m air rifle event, the team of Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita and Shreya Agrawal won a gold medal by defeating Denmark by a margin of 17-5. The world cup, which started on May 27 will go on till June 7.

ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022: Olympian Anjum Moudgil secures silver medal

India's woman pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran's reigning Olympic champion Javad Foroughi, won the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team Gold at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President`s Cup Rifle/Pistol in Wroclaw, Poland, late on Friday.

The Indo-Iranian pair got the better of the French-Russian duo of Mathilde Lamolle and Artem Chernousov 16-8 in the gold medal match. Manu and Javad had placed third in the qualification with a combined 582/600 to qualify for the first semi-final where they topped the field of four pairs to make it to the final.

Lamolle and Artem came through by winning the second semi-final.

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Among the other Indians in the field, Abhishek Verma paired up with Ukrainian Olena Kostevych to finish sixth while the pairing of Saurabh Chaudhary and Swiss Heidi Gerber Diethelm also made it among the top eight semi-finalists to finish seventh.

Yashaswini Deswal, the fourth Indian in the fray, who was paired with Slovakian Juraj Tuzinsky, ended 10th among the 12 teams in the competition.

International Mixed Teams were formed by the ISSF randomly in accordance with the draw. In the day`s other medal event, China`s Lihao Sheng and Romania`s Laura-Georgeta Ilie won the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition.

The inaugural ISSF President`s Cup is a rechristened version of the ISSF World Cup Finals, where the year`s top 12 athletes according to World Ranking are invited to determine the best individual athletes of the year in the respective Olympic events.

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Individual winners will be awarded The Golden Target along with prize money. Cash awards will also be awarded to all athletes in the individual competitions.

Saturday, day three of competitions, has the first of four individual finals on schedule. Indian interests lie in the Men`s and Women`s 10m Air Pistol competitions where Manu has made it to the semi-finals along with both Saurabh and Abhishek in the Men`s competition.&nbsp;

India's woman pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran's reigning Olympic champion Javad Foroughi, won the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team Gold at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President`s Cup Rifle/Pistol in Wroclaw, Poland, late on Friday.

India's woman pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran's reigning Olympic champion Javad Foroughi, won the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team Gold at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President`s Cup Rifle/Pistol in Wroclaw, Poland, late on Friday. The Indo-Iranian pair got the better of the French-Russian duo of Mathilde Lamolle and Artem Chernousov 16-8 in the gold medal match. Manu and Javad had placed third in the qualification with a combined 582/600 to qualify for the first semi-final where they topped the field of four pairs to make it to the final. Lamolle and Artem came through by winning the second semi-final. ALSO READ: ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship: India confirm top place finish with 30 medals Among the other Indians in the field, Abhishek Verma paired up with Ukrainian Olena Kostevych to finish sixth while the pairing of Saurabh Chaudhary and Swiss Heidi Gerber Diethelm also made it among the top eight semi-finalists to finish seventh. Yashaswini Deswal, the fourth Indian in the fray, who was paired with Slovakian Juraj Tuzinsky, ended 10th among the 12 teams in the competition. International Mixed Teams were formed by the ISSF randomly in accordance with the draw. In the day`s other medal event, China`s Lihao Sheng and Romania`s Laura-Georgeta Ilie won the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition. The inaugural ISSF President`s Cup is a rechristened version of the ISSF World Cup Finals, where the year`s top 12 athletes according to World Ranking are invited to determine the best individual athletes of the year in the respective Olympic events. Also Read: ISSF Junior World Championship: Manu Bhaker shines as four golds take India to top of medal standings Individual winners will be awarded The Golden Target along with prize money. Cash awards will also be awarded to all athletes in the individual competitions. Saturday, day three of competitions, has the first of four individual finals on schedule. Indian interests lie in the Men`s and Women`s 10m Air Pistol competitions where Manu has made it to the semi-finals along with both Saurabh and Abhishek in the Men`s competition.

ISSF President's Cup: Manu Bhaker and Iran's Javad Foroughi win Air Pistol Mixed Team gold

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised "excellent" performance at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship on Sunday, saying that the Indian contingent's victory will inspire a new generation of shooters. On the last day of events, India earned three additional gold medals, securing a first-place finish.

"Outstanding performance by our shooters! India emerges on top of the medal tally at the Shooting Junior World Championships with 40 medals including 16 Golds. Congratulations to the team and best wishes for the future. This success will inspire several budding shooters," PM Modi tweeted.&nbsp;

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Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat of India won gold in the Junior Men's Double Trap with a score of 120, while teammate Sehajpreet Singh secured silver with a score of 114.

Manvi Soni won gold with a score of 105, Yshaya Contractor took silver with a score of 90, and Hitasha won bronze with a score of 76 in the women's event.

According to the Medal Standing table, Indian athletes comfortably took first place, winning 40 medals, 16 of which were gold. Athletes from the United States came in second with a total of 21 medals, seven of which were gold. The Italian team is in third place with ten medals, three of which are gold. Athletes from 16 countries won medals in total.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised "excellent" performance at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship on Sunday, saying that the Indian contingent's victory will inspire a new generation of shooters.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised "excellent" performance at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship on Sunday, saying that the Indian contingent's victory will inspire a new generation of shooters. On the last day of events, India earned three additional gold medals, securing a first-place finish. "Outstanding performance by our shooters! India emerges on top of the medal tally at the Shooting Junior World Championships with 40 medals including 16 Golds. Congratulations to the team and best wishes for the future. This success will inspire several budding shooters," PM Modi tweeted. ALSO READ: ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship: India confirm top place finish with 30 medals Outstanding performance by our shooters! India emerges on top of the medal tally at the Shooting Junior World Championships with 40 medals including 16 Golds. Congratulations to the team and best wishes for the future. This success will inspire several budding shooters. pic.twitter.com/htz9e0SeqG — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2021 × Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat of India won gold in the Junior Men's Double Trap with a score of 120, while teammate Sehajpreet Singh secured silver with a score of 114. Manvi Soni won gold with a score of 105, Yshaya Contractor took silver with a score of 90, and Hitasha won bronze with a score of 76 in the women's event. According to the Medal Standing table, Indian athletes comfortably took first place, winning 40 medals, 16 of which were gold. Athletes from the United States came in second with a total of 21 medals, seven of which were gold. The Italian team is in third place with ten medals, three of which are gold. Athletes from 16 countries won medals in total.

PM Modi praises India's success in Junior World Championship, says it will inspire budding shooters

India won three more gold medals on Friday, the penultimate day of competitions at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, to confirm a top place finish.

At Lima's Las Palmas Shooting range, the day's first gold came in the Men's 25M Rapid Fire Pistol Team competition through the trio of Adarsh Singh, Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala, who defeated Germany 10-2, in the gold medal match.

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Thereafter India swept the medals in the Junior Men's and Women's Double Trap Grand Prix events to finish the day with 13 gold medals.

The 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) Mixed Team comprising Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Ayushi Podder also won silver in the first medal event on Friday, going down 17-31 to the German pair of Max Braun and Anna Janssen in the gold match-up.

In the Junior Men's Double Trap India's Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat won gold with a score of 120 while teammate Sehajpreet Singh won silver with 114.

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In the Women's event, Manvi Soni won gold with 105 while Yshaya Contractor won silver with 90 and Hitasha the bronze with a score of 76.

With one more day of competitions left India with a total haul of 30 medals including 13 gold, 11 silver and six bronze, are well clear of second-place USA who has six gold, eight silver and six bronze medals.

India won three more gold medals on Friday, the penultimate day of competitions at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, to confirm a top place finish.

India won three more gold medals on Friday, the penultimate day of competitions at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, to confirm a top place finish. At Lima's Las Palmas Shooting range, the day's first gold came in the Men's 25M Rapid Fire Pistol Team competition through the trio of Adarsh Singh, Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala, who defeated Germany 10-2, in the gold medal match. Also Read: ISSF Junior World Championship: Manu Bhaker shines as four golds take India to top of medal standings Thereafter India swept the medals in the Junior Men's and Women's Double Trap Grand Prix events to finish the day with 13 gold medals. The 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) Mixed Team comprising Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Ayushi Podder also won silver in the first medal event on Friday, going down 17-31 to the German pair of Max Braun and Anna Janssen in the gold match-up. In the Junior Men's Double Trap India's Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat won gold with a score of 120 while teammate Sehajpreet Singh won silver with 114. Also Read: ISSF Junior World Championship: Indian women's team wins gold in skeet, men's team bags bronze In the Women's event, Manvi Soni won gold with 105 while Yshaya Contractor won silver with 90 and Hitasha the bronze with a score of 76. With one more day of competitions left India with a total haul of 30 medals including 13 gold, 11 silver and six bronze, are well clear of second-place USA who has six gold, eight silver and six bronze medals.

ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship: India confirm top place finish with 30 medals

Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here.

Tomar equalled the junior world record score of 1185 in qualification to top the field on Monday.

The youngster then bettered the junior world record in the final with a score of 463.4, finishing nearly seven points ahead of second-placed Frenchman

Lucas Kryzs, who won the silver with a score of 456.5.

Gavin Barnick of USA won bronze with a score of 446.6.

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Among other Indians in the field, Sanskar Havelia was 11th with a score of 1160, Pankaj Mukheja 15th with 1157, Sartaj Tiwana 16th with 1157 and Gurman Singh finished 22nd with a score of 1153.

Earlier in the day, India's 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor fired her way to the gold medal ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker in the women's 25m pistol event.

Kapoor shot 36 in the final to claim the top prize ahead of France's Camille Jedrzejewski (33) and 19-year-old Olympian Bhakar (31), who has already won three gold so far in the tournament.

Bhaker settled for the bronze after the French markswoman prevailed in a shoot-off on Monday.

Another Indian shooter in the women's final, Rhythm Sangwan, finished fourth as the country dominated the event.

Kapoor was sixth in the qualification with a total of 580 as Bhaker (587) and Sangwan (586) grabbed the top two spots.

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Delhi's Kapoor had shot the second-best score of 583 in qualification to finish fifth in the national shooting selection trials at the Dr Karni Singh Range in August.

India lead the standings with eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals for a total of 17 medals.

This is the first multi-discipline shooting event since the Tokyo Olympics, with as many as 32 nations and nearly 370 athletes participating in the championship.

Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here.

Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here. Tomar equalled the junior world record score of 1185 in qualification to top the field on Monday. The youngster then bettered the junior world record in the final with a score of 463.4, finishing nearly seven points ahead of second-placed Frenchman Lucas Kryzs, who won the silver with a score of 456.5. Gavin Barnick of USA won bronze with a score of 446.6. Also Read: ISSF Junior World Championship: Manu Bhaker shines as four golds take India to top of medal standings Among other Indians in the field, Sanskar Havelia was 11th with a score of 1160, Pankaj Mukheja 15th with 1157, Sartaj Tiwana 16th with 1157 and Gurman Singh finished 22nd with a score of 1153. Earlier in the day, India's 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor fired her way to the gold medal ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker in the women's 25m pistol event. Kapoor shot 36 in the final to claim the top prize ahead of France's Camille Jedrzejewski (33) and 19-year-old Olympian Bhakar (31), who has already won three gold so far in the tournament. Bhaker settled for the bronze after the French markswoman prevailed in a shoot-off on Monday. Another Indian shooter in the women's final, Rhythm Sangwan, finished fourth as the country dominated the event. Kapoor was sixth in the qualification with a total of 580 as Bhaker (587) and Sangwan (586) grabbed the top two spots. Also Read: ISSF Junior World Championship: Indian women's team wins gold in skeet, men's team bags bronze Delhi's Kapoor had shot the second-best score of 583 in qualification to finish fifth in the national shooting selection trials at the Dr Karni Singh Range in August. India lead the standings with eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals for a total of 17 medals. This is the first multi-discipline shooting event since the Tokyo Olympics, with as many as 32 nations and nearly 370 athletes participating in the championship.

ISSF Junior World Championship: Shooter Aishwary Tomar smashes world record, claims gold

Manu Bhaker shone bright as India claimed four gold medals out of the six on offer, along with two silvers, to surge to the top of the medal standings at the ISSF Junior World Championship&nbsp;here on Sunday.

India swept the 10m air pistol medal events, including the mixed, women's, and men's team competitions as well the 10m air rifle men's team gold, to end the day with six gold, six silver, and two bronze medals.

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The USA is lying second with four gold, four silver, and two bronze. 
Bhaker was at the heart of the Indian performance winning two more golds on the day. She now has a total of three golds from the Championship.

After partnering with Sarabjot Singh to win gold in the Pistol Mixed Team, she teamed up with Rhythm Sangwan and Shikha Narwal to win the 10m air pistol women's team event, beating Belarus 16-12 in the gold medal match.

The men's air pistol team then also struck gold with Naveen, Sarabjot Singh and Shiva Narwal putting it across the Belarussian men 16-14.

Earlier in the day, the junior men's 10m Air Rifle team had also won gold. 
The women's 10m air pistol team event saw India dominate as it had topped round one of qualification earlier with a combined 1722 after 180 shots and then round two on Saturday shooting 569 to Belarus' 568.

In the final, although it was even at the start, the Indians finished strong to seal the victory.

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In the men's 10m air pistol team event, India were as dominating winning round one and round two before pulling off a tight gold medal match against Belarus yet again.

In the women's 10m air rifle team event India's Nisha Kanwar, Zeena Khitta and Atmika Gupta, did top the first qualification round but qualified for the gold match finishing second to the Hungarian trio of Eszter Mezaros, Eszter Denes and Lea Horvath, in round two.

The Hungarians maintained that superiority in the final to strike gold, their first of the competition.

It was also Atmika's second silver of the day as she had teamed up with Rajpreet Singh in the day's first medal event, the 10m air rifle mixed team, to finish second there as well.

Rajpreet, in fact, also now has one gold and one silver medal in his kitty.

Manu Bhaker shone bright as India claimed four gold medals out of the six on offer, along with two silvers, to surge to the top of the medal standings at the ISSF Junior World Championship here on Sunday.

Manu Bhaker shone bright as India claimed four gold medals out of the six on offer, along with two silvers, to surge to the top of the medal standings at the ISSF Junior World Championship here on Sunday. India swept the 10m air pistol medal events, including the mixed, women's, and men's team competitions as well the 10m air rifle men's team gold, to end the day with six gold, six silver, and two bronze medals. Also read: ISSF Junior World Championship: Indian women's team wins gold in skeet, men's team bags bronze The USA is lying second with four gold, four silver, and two bronze. Bhaker was at the heart of the Indian performance winning two more golds on the day. She now has a total of three golds from the Championship. After partnering with Sarabjot Singh to win gold in the Pistol Mixed Team, she teamed up with Rhythm Sangwan and Shikha Narwal to win the 10m air pistol women's team event, beating Belarus 16-12 in the gold medal match. The men's air pistol team then also struck gold with Naveen, Sarabjot Singh and Shiva Narwal putting it across the Belarussian men 16-14. Earlier in the day, the junior men's 10m Air Rifle team had also won gold. The women's 10m air pistol team event saw India dominate as it had topped round one of qualification earlier with a combined 1722 after 180 shots and then round two on Saturday shooting 569 to Belarus' 568. In the final, although it was even at the start, the Indians finished strong to seal the victory. Also read: Jr World Championship: India's Ganemat Sekhon wins silver in women's skeet In the men's 10m air pistol team event, India were as dominating winning round one and round two before pulling off a tight gold medal match against Belarus yet again. In the women's 10m air rifle team event India's Nisha Kanwar, Zeena Khitta and Atmika Gupta, did top the first qualification round but qualified for the gold match finishing second to the Hungarian trio of Eszter Mezaros, Eszter Denes and Lea Horvath, in round two. The Hungarians maintained that superiority in the final to strike gold, their first of the competition. It was also Atmika's second silver of the day as she had teamed up with Rajpreet Singh in the day's first medal event, the 10m air rifle mixed team, to finish second there as well. Rajpreet, in fact, also now has one gold and one silver medal in his kitty.

ISSF Junior World Championship: Manu Bhaker shines as four golds take India to top of medal standings

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