ISSF Junior World Cup
New Delhi, Sep 27: Indian shooters dominated the 10m air pistol mixed team event, clinching the top-two podium finishes while skeet exponent Raiza Dhillon pocketed a silver as the hosts continued to shine in the ISSF Junior World Cup at the Dr Karni Singh Ranges, here on Saturday.
India lead the tally with 11 medals, including three gold, five silver and three bronze. Italy are second with two gold and a silver, while Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) are third with two gold.
The pair of Rashmika Sahgal and Kapil, who recently won the men’s and women’s gold in 10m air pistol junior event at the the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan, joined forces to hog the limelight on day three by taking the top spot in air pistol mixed team event.
The duo defeated the other Indian pair, Vanshika Chaudhary and Antony Jonathan Gavin, 16-10 in the title round.
The Spanish pair of Ines Ortega Castro and Lucas Sanchez defeated Iran’s Parimah Amiri and Mohammadreza Ahmadi 16-14 to take the bronze.
The junior women’s skeet event saw Olympian Raiza Dhillon take the silver medal behind Italy’s Arianna Nember in a closely-fought final.
Mansi Raghuwanshi took the bronze.
Italy’s Marco Coco took gold in the junior men’s skeet, while Lassi Matias Kauppinen (Finland) and Andreas Pontikis (Cyprus) took the silver and bronze respectively. (PTI)
