Shooting
Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane clinch second gold for India; Palak and Shiva sign off with Bronze
The duo of Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane bagged India's second gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team at ISSF World Cup.
Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane at ISSF World Cup (Photo Credits- SAI Media)
The duo of Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane bagged India's second gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Wednesday.
In the 10m Air Pistol mixed event, the Indian pair of Palak and Shiva Narwal bagged the bronze after clinching the third-place play-off. The in-form duo of Mehuli and Tushar outsmarted the Hungarian pair of Eszter Meszaros and Istvan Pen 17-13 in an evenly poised match-up.
🇮🇳 begins Day-3 of ISSF World Cup, Changwon with 2️⃣ medals!! #MehuliGhosh/ #TusharManeShahu won 🥇in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team after defeating 🇭🇺 17-13 #ShivaNarwal/ #Palak clinched 🥉after a dominating performance over 🇰🇿 (16-0) in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 13, 2022
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The third and fourth place went to shooters from Israel and the Czech Republic respectively. This is Tushar's maiden gold for India at the senior level while Mehuli bagged her second yellow metal, having won her first at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu.
In the mixed Air Pistol event, Palak and Shiva thrashed Kazakhstan's Irina Loktionova and Valeriy Rakhimzhan 16-0, in what turned out to be a one-sided clash.
With the impressive results on Wednesday, India have now climbed up to the second position behind leaders Serbia, with two gold and 1 bronze medal. Arjun Babuta and Paarth Makhija qualified for the men's 10m Air Rifle final and they will also play their event today.
