ISSF World Championship Shotgun: India finish fifth with one gold, one silver & two bronze medals
At the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun, India finished fifth with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Osijek, Croatia.
Shotgun powerhouses Italy, Great Britain and USA, took the top three spots with China prevailing over India on the medal tally by virtue of winning a silver more. Both the Asian giants had the same medal haul.
USA won the gold in the Women’s Skeet Team competition on the final day yesterday with the Indian trio of Maheshwari Chauhan, Darshna Rahore and Raiza Dhillon finishing 10th in qualification.
In Men’s Skeet Team, India’s Gurjoat Khangura, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka got ninth-place among 22 teams. The top four teams make it to the medal matches in the team format. Italy won their seventh gold in the event.
ISSF world championship now moves to Cairo, Egypt for the Rifle and Pistol leg which will also have a host of Paris quota places up for grabs.
