New Delhi, April 10: India’s campaign in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event ended in the qualification stage at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Granada, Spain on Friday.
Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole and Olympian Anjum Moudgil were the best-placed Indians, finishing 18th and 19th respectively with identical scores of 587.
Ayushi Podder shot 585 to finish 27th. The eighth and final qualification spot was secured with a score of 589.
In the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol event, Ankur Goel emerged as the top Indian after the precision stage, registering a score of 289.
Olympian Vijayveer Sidhu was close behind with 287, while Neeraj Kumar shot 282.
The trio will return on Saturday for the rapid-fire stage, which will determine the finalists.
Saturday, the penultimate day of competition, will also feature the women’s 10m air pistol finals with India’s hopes resting on reigning Asian Games champion Palak, along with Sainyam and Meenu Pathak. (PTI)
