India won their first gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi after pistol shooter Jitu Rai clinched the top position in the 50m men’s air pistol event yesterday. This was his second medal in two days after he won the bronze medal in the 10m pistol event on Tuesday.
The silver medal also went to India as Amanpreet Singh took the second position after shooting a total of 226.9. The bronze medal went to Iran’s Vahid Golkhandan who shot a total score of 208 points. Jitu has now won nine World Cup medals including two this year and this last year.
He had also qualified for the Rio Olympics but finished eighth in the finals.
Last year, Jitu won two World Cup medals and one in the World Cup Final, an event where the 10 best shooters around the world take part. Amanpreet was in his maiden final at a World Cup.
India’s medal tally at this ISSF World Cup in New Delhi stands at five with Pooja Ghatkar winning bronze medal on first medal for India. Ankur Mittal added silver in the double trap event.
This post was published on March 2, 2017 6:44 pm