NEW DELHI: Vivaan Kapur and Anantjeet Singh Naruka , both from Jaipur, closed the ISSF World Cup Finals on a good note for the hosts at the Dr Karni Singh ranges on Thursday.
Vivaan clinched trap silver, while Paris Olympics participant Naruka won bronze in skeet event on the last day of the competitions. The medals took India’s count to four (two silver, two bronze) with Sonam Maskar winning 10m air rifle silver and Akhil Sheoran sealing third place in men’s rifle 3Position events on the first and second days.
Vivaan, who was lying low in the fourth position till midway, shifted gears and climbed up to the second spot after the third elimination in the six-shooter final. With a total of 44 shots, he finished three behind the eventual gold medallist and Paris silver winner from China, Qi Ying.
Turkiye’s Tolga Tuncer finished third.
In the skeet final, Asian Games silver medallist Naruka shot 43 to win bronze. Italy’s Tammaro Cassandro won gold with 57 hits, while double Olympic champion, also from Italy, Gabriele Rossetti managed to win the silver with 56 hits in the 60-shot match.
With four medals, India finished joint sixth in the tally, while China dominated with four gold and three bronze.
Germany shooters, who had failed to win any medal at the Paris Games, sealed the second spot with a gold and two silver, while France with one gold, one silver and a bronze finished third.
Vivaan clinched trap silver, while Paris Olympics participant Naruka won bronze in skeet event on the last day of the competitions. The medals took India’s count to four (two silver, two bronze) with Sonam Maskar winning 10m air rifle silver and Akhil Sheoran sealing third place in men’s rifle 3Position events on the first and second days.
The final tally at the end of a wonderful #ISSFWorldCupFinalNewDelhi2024 pic.twitter.com/cwnFBeXbPi
— NRAI (@OfficialNRAI) October 17, 2024
Vivaan, who was lying low in the fourth position till midway, shifted gears and climbed up to the second spot after the third elimination in the six-shooter final. With a total of 44 shots, he finished three behind the eventual gold medallist and Paris silver winner from China, Qi Ying.
Turkiye’s Tolga Tuncer finished third.
In the skeet final, Asian Games silver medallist Naruka shot 43 to win bronze. Italy’s Tammaro Cassandro won gold with 57 hits, while double Olympic champion, also from Italy, Gabriele Rossetti managed to win the silver with 56 hits in the 60-shot match.
Excellent silver🥈 for Vivaan Kapoor 🇮🇳 🔥 in men’s trap to conclude proceedings. Congratulations!🎊🎉👏#ISSFWorldCupFinalNewDelhi2024 pic.twitter.com/h5ibADrGNF
— NRAI (@OfficialNRAI) October 17, 2024
With four medals, India finished joint sixth in the tally, while China dominated with four gold and three bronze.
Germany shooters, who had failed to win any medal at the Paris Games, sealed the second spot with a gold and two silver, while France with one gold, one silver and a bronze finished third.
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