India wins fourth gold at ISSF Junior World Cup in Cairo

India’s Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Divyanshu Dewangan set a junior world record to win gold in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Cairo. India now leads the medal tally with 12 medals, including four gold, with two days remaining

Hyderabad: India’s 10m air rifle mixed team pairing of Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Divyanshu Dewangan won the competition with a junior world record score of 499.9, as India claimed a fourth gold in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Cairo, Egypt on Friday.

The pair had earlier topped the qualification round with a combined 632.0. Chinese Taipei’s Tsai Chieh-Ying and Chen You-An won silver with 498.3, while the French pairing of Tifenn Pomes and Gaspard Lesieur won bronze with 434.4.

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In the 25m rapid-fire pistol men junior event, Sameer made the finals cut with an effort of 573 in qualifying, which gave him second spot. France’s Arnaud Gamaleri posted a table-topping 589, which equalled the junior world record. Sameer finished seventh eventually, scoring seven hits in the first three five-shot series of the eight-series final. Gamaleri took gold with 29 hits.

India now has 12 medals from the Cairo Junior World Cup and leads the medal tally with four gold, five silver and three bronze medals, with two days of the competition left and six gold medals to be decided.