Gautami Bhanot and Abhinav Shaw Win the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Event at the ISSF Junior World Cup

At the ISSF Junior World Cup in this city on Sunday, Indian shooters Gautami Bhanot and Abhinav Shaw worked well together to win the gold medal in the mixed team 10m air rifle competition.

During the gold medal round, the Indians fired a total of 17.

With an overall score of 7 in the final, Oceanne Muller and Romain Aufrere of France settled for the silver medal in the competition.

Pernille Nor-Woll and Jens Olsrud Oestli of Norway took third place on the podium with a score of 17 against Anna Schiavon and Luca Sbarbati of Italy, who shot 13 in the bronze medal match.

Swati Chowdhury and Saalim, the other Indian team competing in the mixed rifle event, came in seventh place in the qualifying round with a final score of 624.3.

With a combined score of 628.3, the team of Gautami Bhanot and Abhinav placed second in the qualifier.

Sainyam and Abhinav Choudhary, who had just won a gold medal in the individual air pistol final on Saturday, competed in the mixed team 10m air pistol event and scored 12, falling short of gold medalists Juri Kim and Kanghyn Kim, who shot 16.

With a score of 16, Suruchi Inder Singh and Shubham Bisla won the bronze medal, beating off Uzbek competitors Nigina Saidkulova and Mukhammad Kamalov (14), who came in fourth.

In order to advance to the medal rounds, Sainyam and Abhinav, who won the individual women’s air pistol gold on Saturday, had topped the qualifying with a combined effort of 578, while Suruchi and Inder had placed fourth with a score of 571.

The Indian teams were not able to get through the qualifying rounds in the skeet disciplines. Ritu Raj Bundela finished in 19th place in the junior men’s skeet with a score of 116, while Abhay Singh Sekhon finished in 21st place with a score of 115.

Munek Batulla, who shot 113, finished in 26th place, while Harmehar Lally, who shot 111, was farther down.

The top Indian competitor was Raiza Dhilon, who placed 11th in the junior women’s skeet with a score of 108. Sanjana Sood placed 16th with 106, while Muffaddal Deesawala was ranked 14th with 106.