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ISSF World Cup Final: Sonam Uttam Maskar Wins Silver As China Bag Three Golds On Day One

By IANS News October 15, 2024 • 19:32 PM View: 243

International Shooting Sport Federation: Double silver medallist at the Cairo World Cup, Sonam Uttam Maskar bagged another of the same colour, only this time it was at home here at the Karni Singh Shooting range, on competition day one of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun.

It was the Kolhapur girl’s first medal at the World Cup final level and also India’s first of the competition. China’s Paris Olympic gold medallist Huang Yuting won gold with a world and junior world record score of 254.5, leaving Sonam 1.6 behind. France’s Oceanne Muller won bronze. China won three of the four finals on the day, while France’s Paris silver medallist Camille Jedrzejewski won the other in the women’s 10m air pistol.

A boisterous, lively and partisan Karni Singh crowd experienced joy in the very first of four finals on the day, as Sonam Maskar put in a virtuoso performance in the women’s 10m air rifle. She first shot a solid 632.1 in qualification to finish fourth and then overcame a sluggish start in the finals to mount a brilliant comeback to seal a creditable silver behind the world beating Chinese.

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