ISSF World Cup 2019: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
First Published: 28th February, 2019 22:53 IST
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary ended India’s campaign at the ISSF World Cup 2019 on a high note with a gold medal, third for the hosts, as they finished top
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary ended India’s campaign at the ISSF World Cup 2019 on a high note with a gold medal, third for the hosts, as they finished top in the 10m air pistol mixed team final with 483.4 points on the final day of the tournament on Wednesday.
Manu and Saurabh had earlier equalled Qualification World Record and also set a new Qualification World Record Junior by shooting 778 points.
The other Indian pair of Heena Sidhu and Abhishek Verma failed to qualify for the final, shooting a total of 770 points.
India end the tournament with three medals – all gold with Saurabh Chaudhary also breaking the World Record on the second day of the tournament, making a score of 245.0 to finish top in the 10m Air Pistol event, also ensuring Olympic quota.
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