Chinki Yadav wins gold as India claim all three medals in women's 25m pistol event

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 25, Mar 2021

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Chinki Yadav won the gold medal as Indian shooters swept the medals in the women's 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi today. Chinki outgunned the experienced Rahi Sarnobat in a shoot-off to clinch the top spot, after both of them finished on 32 points each. Manu Bhaker secured the bronze medal, finishing with 28 points.

Earlier, India's Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. The 20-year-old became the youngest in history to win a shooting World Cup gold in the 3 Positions event.  

Hungary's Istvan Peni took home the silver medal while Denmark's Steffen Olsen finished third to secure the bronze medal in. India continued to dominate  in both men and women's events in the ongoing World Cup. India now have 19 medals overall, leading the tally.

Sources : News on AIR