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Akhil Sheoran won India its second medal so far at the ISSF Shooting World Cup Final 2024 in Delhi on Wednesday, October 16. The talented shooter impressed all as he clinched the bronze in men's 50m rifle 3 positions. Akhil finished with a total of 452.6 across kneeling, prone and standing positions.
With this feat, the 29-year-old has won his first ever-medal in an ISSF World Cup Final. The Indian maintained his composure while being under pressure during the closing stages of the event. Hungary's Istvan Peni won the gold with 465.3 and the silver went to Czechia's Jiri Privratsky with 464.2.
The other Indian shooter to have competed in the category was 2016 Rio Olympian Chain Singh. However, Chain was eliminated from the final before the standing positions, finishing seventh with 409.3. Notably, Singh had finished two spots ahead of Akhil in the qualification round but could not impress in the final.
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Rhythm Sangwan registers second consecutive fourth-position finish at the ISSF Shooting World Cup Final 2024
Rising Indian star Rhythm Sangwan was left disappointed after finishing agonizingly close to the podium yet again. The 20-year-old finished the women's 25m air pistol event in the fourth place. She shot 27/40 before going down in a bronze-medal shoot-off against China's Sixuan Feng, who shot 31/45.
This is Sangwan's second consecutive fourth position at the ISSF Shooting World Cup Final 2024. She had also missed out in the women's 10m air pistol event a day before. Simranpreet Kaur also competed in the event but finished sixth after shooting 20/30.
Silver medalist at the Asian Games, Ashi Chouksey and the young Nischal failed to make it into the final of the women's 50m rifke 3 positions. In the men's 25m rapid fire pistol events, Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwal came seventh and ninth, respectively, in the qualifying round. As a result, the duo missed out on the final.
India is competing in the ISSF Shooting World Cup Final 2024 with a 23-member contingent, the largest amongst all nations. Thus, they will be disappointed with their medal count so far in the competition.
