ISSF World Cup News
The three Indian women had topped the qualification stage 2 with a total score of 574 on their way to the gold medal match.
19-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary Indian defeated Michael Schwald of Germany 16-6 in the gold medal match of the Men's 10m Air Pistol event.
Rahi topped the podium in style as she scored an amazing 39 pts in the final, just one point shy from equalling the world record. She was also 8 points ahead of the silver medalist.
A dominant India claimed both the gold medals on offer by some distance in the men's and women's 10m air pistol team events on the third competition day of the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on Sunday.
Yashaswini Deswal bagged the first gold medal for India in the Women's 10M Air Pistol final.
Manu Bhaker won a silver medal.
Earlier, world number one shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar clinched the bronze medal in 10m Air.
The fresh dates for the event are yet to be announced.
Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar added two gold medals to India's tally at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Final after clinching the top honours in their respective 10m Air Rifle event on Thursday.
The 17-year-old achieved the feat by posting a score of 244.7 in the final of the women's 10m air pistol event of the tournament.
According to Manu, the fact that the pair hardly interact actually helps them in their endeavours.
Ace shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary defeated their Indian opponents Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma to claim the gold in 10m air pistol mixed team event.
India is currently placed at the top of the medals tally, with two gold, one silver and one bronze.
The 20-year-old shooter from Tamil Nadu shot gold with 251.7 points, while Seonaid Mcintosh from Great Britain took the silver with 250.6 points.
The 17-year-old recently secured India its seventh 2020 Olympic quota in shooting with a fourth-place finish in the women's 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup in Munich.
The Indian duo defeated the Ukraine pair of Olena Kostevych and Oleh Omelchuk in the summit showdown of 10m air pistol mixed team event to take the top honours.
Sidhu also won a gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event of the 2017 World Cup in New Delhi and silver in the 2009 and 2014 editions of the marquee event.
India topped the medals tally ahead of hosts China (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), who won five medals in total.
The 29-year-old, who was appearing only in his second ISSF World Cup, shot a total score of 242.7 in the finals of the men's 10m Air Pistol event to take the top honours.
The duo emerged victorious against Jiang Ranxin and Pang Wei of China by a scoreline of 16-6, marking India's second gold at the prestigious event.
World record holder Apurvi, in fact, topped the qualification charts with 630.9 after 60 shots.
The 28-year-old, who compete at the Rio Olympics, missed one bird to shoot a score of 49 out of 50.
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