<p>India&#39;s gold tally increased after pistol shooter <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/issf-world-cup-16-year-old-manu-bhaker-grabs-gold-for-india-34676">Manu Bhaker</a> contributed her second gold medal in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup when she partnered Om Prakash Mitharval for the 10m Air Pistol mixed team gold on Monday.</p>

<p>Bhaker won her <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/issf-world-cup-16-year-old-manu-bhaker-grabs-gold-for-india-34676">second Gold medal</a> a day after she won the Women&#39;s 10m Air Pistol Gold on her senior World Cup debut.</p>

<p>In total, India has now won seven medals and are top of the medal tally in the ongoing International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Guadalajara, Mexico.</p>

<p>In the final, there were three pairs in contention from the very beginning. India 1 represented by <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/issf-world-cup-16-year-old-manu-bhaker-grabs-gold-for-india-34676">Manu and Om Prakash</a>, European team consisting of Germany and the French nationals Celine Goberville and Florian Fouquet respectively.</p>

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???????? GERMANY!!<br />
???????? FRANCE!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISSFWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ISSFWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/q9OrBS5zic">pic.twitter.com/q9OrBS5zic</a></p>
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<p>After a tough battle between the three, the Indian and the German pair pulled ahead of the French pair decisively after 38 shots, with the Germans ahead of the Indians.</p>

<p>With the final six shots remaining the Germans were ahead of the Indians by 0.1, but Manu and Om Prakash finished strong clinching the battle at the eleventh hour after 48 shots, which was a point ahead of the Germans.</p>

<p>The final scores were in favour of the Indians read 476.1 to 475.2. Mahima Agrawal and Shahzar Rizvi finished fourth with a score of 372.4 in the finals.</p>

<p>The pair of Mehuli Ghosh and Deepak Kumar had won a Bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed team event, making it a total of seven medals in three days for India.</p>

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???????? ROMANIA!!<br />
????????&nbsp;INDIA!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISSFWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ISSFWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mqk59zUdRF">pic.twitter.com/Mqk59zUdRF</a></p>
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<p>In the Women&#39;s Trap, India&#39;s Seema Tomar was the best finisher, scored 111 in qualifying to end in 15th spot. Shreyasi Singh shot 106 to finish 22nd while Shagun Chowdhary shot 101 to be placed 26th.</p>

<p>At the end of the first day of qualification round in Men&#39;s Trap, India&#39;s Kynan Chenai shot 49 out of 50 to end at the number 6 spot. Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 46 to lay 28thwhile Manavjit Singh Sandhu shot 42 to be in 47th place.</p>

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Manu Bhaker partnered with Om Prakash Mitharval for the 10m Air Pistol mixed and grab the gold for India

India's gold tally increased after pistol shooter Manu Bhaker contributed her second gold medal in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup when she partnered Om Prakash Mitharval for the 10m Air Pistol mixed team gold on Monday. Bhaker won her second Gold medal a day after she won the Women's 10m Air Pistol Gold on her senior World Cup debut. In total, India has now won seven medals and are top of the medal tally in the ongoing International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Guadalajara, Mexico. In the final, there were three pairs in contention from the very beginning. India 1 represented by Manu and Om Prakash, European team consisting of Germany and the French nationals Celine Goberville and Florian Fouquet respectively. ???????? INDIA!! ???????? GERMANY!! ???????? FRANCE!!#ISSFWC pic.twitter.com/q9OrBS5zic — ISSF (@ISSF_Shooting) March 5, 2018 × After a tough battle between the three, the Indian and the German pair pulled ahead of the French pair decisively after 38 shots, with the Germans ahead of the Indians. With the final six shots remaining the Germans were ahead of the Indians by 0.1, but Manu and Om Prakash finished strong clinching the battle at the eleventh hour after 48 shots, which was a point ahead of the Germans. The final scores were in favour of the Indians read 476.1 to 475.2. Mahima Agrawal and Shahzar Rizvi finished fourth with a score of 372.4 in the finals. The pair of Mehuli Ghosh and Deepak Kumar had won a Bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed team event, making it a total of seven medals in three days for India. ???????? CHINA!! ???????? ROMANIA!! ???????? INDIA!!#ISSFWC pic.twitter.com/Mqk59zUdRF — ISSF (@ISSF_Shooting) March 5, 2018 × In the Women's Trap, India's Seema Tomar was the best finisher, scored 111 in qualifying to end in 15th spot. Shreyasi Singh shot 106 to finish 22nd while Shagun Chowdhary shot 101 to be placed 26th. At the end of the first day of qualification round in Men's Trap, India's Kynan Chenai shot 49 out of 50 to end at the number 6 spot. Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 46 to lay 28thwhile Manavjit Singh Sandhu shot 42 to be in 47th place.

ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker strikes gold again

<p>India&#39;s 16-year-old shooting sensation Manu Bhaker has won the women&#39;s 10m air pistol<a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/issf-world-cup-shooter-shahzar-rizvi-grabs-maiden-gold-jitu-rai-and-mehuli-ghosh-settle-for-bronze-34578"> gold</a> at the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/issf-world-cup-shooter-shahzar-rizvi-grabs-maiden-gold-jitu-rai-and-mehuli-ghosh-settle-for-bronze-34578">International Shooting Sports Federation</a> (ISSF) shooting <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/issf-world-cup-shooter-shahzar-rizvi-grabs-maiden-gold-jitu-rai-and-mehuli-ghosh-settle-for-bronze-34578">World Cup</a> in Guadalajara.</p>

<p>Manu Bhaker burst into prominence by winning 9 gold medals at India&#39;s national competition in December and served a reminder of her class by qualifying for the 8 woman final with a junior world record of 572 out of 600.</p>

<p>In the final, Bhaker went toe to toe with her compatriot and junior world champion Yashaswini Singh Deswal and was way ahead of Olympic medalists Anna Korakkaki and Celine Goberville.</p>

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<p>In the 10m Air Rifle men, Ravi Kumar from India settled for Bronze.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">At the end of a thrilling match, world number 1 Istvan Peni of Hungary ???????? pockets his first World Cup gold in the Air Rifle! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISSFWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ISSFWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/31p4IgIWcS">pic.twitter.com/31p4IgIWcS</a></p>
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<p>A few low shots dropped them both down and while Deswal fell out of contention and finished 4th, bhaker battled on.</p>

<p>She was seemingly set for 2nd place but shot a near perfect 10.8 on the last shot to pip Mexico&#39;s Alajandra Zavala right at the end.</p>

<p>It is India&#39;s 2nd gold of the World Cup and takes the tally to 5 medals so far as <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/issf-world-cup-shooter-shahzar-rizvi-grabs-maiden-gold-jitu-rai-and-mehuli-ghosh-settle-for-bronze-34578">Shahzar Rizvi</a> made his maiden International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup appearance a memorable one by winning the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event.</p>


16-year-old Manu Bhaker becomes the youngest Indian to win a shooting World Cup as she wins the 10-meter air pistol gold in Mexico also Ravi Kumar settled for Bronze in the 10m air rifle men's category

India's 16-year-old shooting sensation Manu Bhaker has won the women's 10m air pistol gold at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) shooting World Cup in Guadalajara. Manu Bhaker burst into prominence by winning 9 gold medals at India's national competition in December and served a reminder of her class by qualifying for the 8 woman final with a junior world record of 572 out of 600. In the final, Bhaker went toe to toe with her compatriot and junior world champion Yashaswini Singh Deswal and was way ahead of Olympic medalists Anna Korakkaki and Celine Goberville. ...and we have a 16 years old gold medalist in Guadalajara! #ISSFWC pic.twitter.com/ZB0PnNEm2b — ISSF (@ISSF_Shooting) March 4, 2018 × In the 10m Air Rifle men, Ravi Kumar from India settled for Bronze. At the end of a thrilling match, world number 1 Istvan Peni of Hungary ???????? pockets his first World Cup gold in the Air Rifle! #ISSFWC pic.twitter.com/31p4IgIWcS — ISSF (@ISSF_Shooting) March 4, 2018 × A few low shots dropped them both down and while Deswal fell out of contention and finished 4th, bhaker battled on. She was seemingly set for 2nd place but shot a near perfect 10.8 on the last shot to pip Mexico's Alajandra Zavala right at the end. It is India's 2nd gold of the World Cup and takes the tally to 5 medals so far as Shahzar Rizvi made his maiden International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup appearance a memorable one by winning the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event.

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ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker strikes gold again

ISSF World Cup: 16-year-old Manu Bhaker grabs gold for India