It was the Kolhapur girl\u2019s first medal at the World Cup final level and also India\u2019s first of the competition. China\u2019s Paris Olympic gold medallist Huang Yuting won gold with a world and junior world record score of 254.5, leaving Sonam 1.6 behind. France\u2019s Oceanne Muller won bronze. China won three of the four finals on the day, while France\u2019s Paris silver medallist Camille Jedrzejewski won the other in the women\u2019s 10m air pistol.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A boisterous, lively and partisan Karni Singh crowd experienced joy in the very first of four finals on the day, as Sonam Maskar put in a virtuoso performance in the women\u2019s 10m air rifle. She first shot a solid 632.1 in qualification to finish fourth and then overcame a sluggish start in the finals to mount a brilliant comeback to seal a creditable silver behind the world beating Chinese.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Two shots, one a 10.7 for her 19th followed by a perfect 10.9 for her 20th, both under pressure with a medal on the line, were ones that caught the eye.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tilottama Sen (Q=628.9, 7th), the second Indian in the eight-woman final finished sixth on a score of 167.7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The event in-fact saw a third world record, when Germany\u2019s Anna Janssen, topped the qualification round with a scorching 636.9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A golden sweep by China on day one was abruptly halted by France\u2019s Camille Jedrzejewski, who capped off a brilliant year with a pillar to post victory in the women\u2019s 10m air pistol final. Her 24-shot score of 240.8 was a huge 3.4 ahead of silver winning Liu Heng Yu of Chinese Taipei. Egypt\u2019s Hala Elgohari won the biggest medal of her life, a first ISSF medal, finishing third on a score of 215.7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s Rhythm Sangwan was fourth, losing out to Hala by 0.5 at the end of the 20th shot. Compatriot Surbhi Rao was fifth with 176.6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The other two golds were bagged by two reigning Chinese Olympic champions in the men\u2019s 10m air rifle and air pistol events respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the former, Sheng Lihao shot 251.4 to win from Hungary\u2019s Istvan Peni by 0.1. It was the popular Hungarian\u2019s seventh medal in India. Czechia\u2019s Jiri Privratsky was third.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s Arjun Babuta, after leading the field till the 16th shot, missed out with below average shots for his 17th and 18th to finish fifth, while Divyansh Panwar was eighth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the latter Paris champion Xie Yu won gold with a score of 244.6 in the final. Germany\u2019s Robin Walter was second while Italian Federico Maldini was third. The lone Indian in this final, Arjun Cheema, was first to bow out in eighth place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Over at the shotgun ranges where day one qualifications in all the four events began, Ganemat Sekhon in the women\u2019s skeet, was the best Indian on show, after she shot a three-round score of 74, to stay behind leader Samantha Simonton (75) of the USA. Maheshwari Chauhan, was further back with 69.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s skeet, Maheshwari\u2019s Paris Olympics mixed team partner Anantjeet Singh Naruka, shot 73 to be in third position in the 10-man field. Senior pro Mairaj Khan was lying seventh with 71.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In men\u2019s trap, Vivaan Kapoor shot a 73 to lie second behind Australian James Willet on countback. Bhowneesh Mendiratta was placed fourth with 72 hits after the first three rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Finally, Shreyasi Singh shot 66 and Rajeshwari Kumari 58, to lie ninth and 11th respectively in the women\u2019s trap competition. Italian Silvana Maria Stanco, Paris Olympics silver medallist, was leading the field with a perfect 75.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In men\u2019s trap, Vivaan Kapoor shot a 73 to lie second behind Australian James Willet on countback. Bhowneesh Mendiratta was placed fourth with 72 hits after the first three rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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