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Suruchi Inder Singh strikes gold again at ISSF World Cup
Munich, June 14 (UNI) India's teenage shooting sensation Suruchi Inder Singh extended her golden run by clinching her third-consecutive women's 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup, securing her fourth gold medal of the season and remaining unbeaten in the event this year. Suruchi, who had earlier triumphed in Buenos Aires and Lima, added another feather to her cap with a gritty win over Olympic silver medallist Camille Jedrzejewski of France and China's Yao Qianxun, who had earlier shattered the Junior Qualification World Record with a score of 589. The 17-year-old Indian shooter's remarkable performance in Munich marked her fifth World Cup medal in as many events, including a gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in Peru and a bronze in Argentina. With this, Suruchi has now reached the podium in every single World Cup event she has participated in, establishing herself as one of the rising stars in global shooting. The final witnessed a nail-biting showdown as Suruchi trailed Jedrzejewski by 1.5 points before producing a superb 10.5 in the final two shots, eventually overtaking the French shooter to finish with 241.9 against 241.7. Earlier in the eliminations, Turkey's Sevval Ilayda Tarhan had led the field, but a low-scoring series derailed her challenge. China's Yao, despite a strong start, settled for bronze after narrowly missing out in the penultimate round. In the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol, Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Jean Quiquampoix reaffirmed his class by winning his seventh ISSF World Cup gold, outshooting Germany's Florian Peter with a score of 35 out of 40. Peter ended on 32, while compatriot Emanuel Mueller edged out France's Clement Bessaguet in a shoot-off to win bronze — his first World Cup medal. Quiquampoix, who had trailed early on, found his rhythm midway through the final and pulled away with flawless shooting in the final series, underlining his dominance on the global stage. The ISSF World Cup in Munich continues to see top-level performances, with India and France leading the medal narratives through emerging youth and seasoned Olympic champions. UNI BDN ARN
News18
22-04-2025
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ISSF World Cup: India Finish Third, Young Shooters Deliver Impressive Performances
Last Updated: Indian shooters finished third at the ISSF World Cup with seven medals. Suruchi Inder Singh won two golds, and Simranpreet Kaur Brar secured a bronze. Indian shooters finished third at the ISSF World Cup after the pair of Prithviraj Tondaiman and Pragati Dubey failed to reach the medals round in the trap mixed team event, here on the final day. Simranpreet Kaur Brar fetched India's final medal in the women's 25m pistol event on Monday, taking the country's tally to seven, including two gold, four silver and a bronze. While the USA also ended with seven medals, they edged ahead of India to take second place, courtesy of a higher gold-medal count. China finished on top of the standings with four gold, three silver and six bronze medals. The standout performer for India was 18-year-old Suruchi Inder Singh, who claimed both of the country's gold medals. She outgunned Paris Olympics double medallist Manu Bhaker to win the 10m air pistol title before teaming up with Saurabh Chaudhary to secure gold in the mixed team event. In the trap mixed team event on Monday, Tondaiman and Dubey posted a combined score of 134 to finish eighth, while the other Indian pair of Lakshay and Neeru ended 13th with the total score of 128. Only the top four teams advance to the medal rounds. K Sultan Singh, Secretary General, National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), seemed pleased with the young Indian shooters' show. 'It was a young squad and the exposure of going half-way around the world into alien conditions, adapting to the surroundings, the ranges, and then bringing out your best for India, will be an experience which will hold them in good stead," Singh was quoted as saying in a press release. 'Remember, the next LA Olympics will be a similar experience. Having said that, given the quality of competition, the squad as they have been doing generally over the years, performed splendidly," added Singh. In the back-to-back World Cups in Argentina and Peru, Indian shooters reached a total of 32 finals, including medal matches in the mixed events and returned with 15 medals including six gold. The 18-year-old Suruchi was the most successful, bringing home three gold and one bronze medal. Arya Borse was the other World Cup debutant to shine, making it to three finals and returning with two silver medals in the mixed team rifle event. 'It gives us immense pleasure to look at the depth we have developed in the sport. There are so many accomplished international shooters who were back home and not part of this tour and still we have produced such results. This shows that Indian shooting is moving in the right direction," Singh said. The next international assignment for Indian shooters will only for shotgun exponents who will compete in the Cyprus World Cup, beginning in the first week of May in Nicosia.
