ISSF Munich World Cup 2025: Sift Kaur Samra wins bronze medal in 50m rifle 3 positions
Sift Kaur Samra on Thursday clinched the bronze medal in women's 50m rifle 3 positions at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Munich.
Samra scored 453.1 in the final. The 23-year-old shooter shot 592 in the qualification earlier to place behind leader Agathe Cecile Camille Girard of France.
In the eight-woman final, Sift was stuck in the mid-table after the kneeling and prone series ahead of the elimination. With consecutive 10s in standing, which also serves as the elimination series, Sift continued climbing the charts until she fell 0.9 short of Swiss Emely Jaeggi who picked up the silver.
Norwegian former world champion Jeanette Hegg Duestad clinched gold with a score of 466.9.
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