Taking aim on competition day one of the year\u2019s second International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle\/Pistol\/Shotgun stage, Suruchi tallied 243.6 in the 24-shot 10m air pistol women\u2019s final, to leave her senior double Olympic medal-winning compatriot 1.3 behind in the chase. China\u2019s Yao Qianxun took bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Suruchi and Manu\u2019s 1-2 finish in the women\u2019s air pistol meant that India collected one medal of each colour on the day, with Saurabh Chaudhary earlier winning a bronze in the men\u2019s event. That took them on top of the standings for now, with China, which had won the men\u2019s air pistol gold, in second.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Signs were clear in the 60-shot qualification round itself when the Indian duo comfortably qualified from the 28-strong field. Suruchi took second with a regulation 582, while Manu was fourth with a 578. Sainyam, the third Indian in the fray, was 11th with 571.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Suruchi was on the money in the final as well, as she has been for four months now, and quickly moved to second after the first series of five shots. Yao had taken an early lead and Manu was fourth with Uruguay\u2019s Julieta Jimenez, who shot a good final, in third at the stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After the second five-shot series, Yao had compatriot Meng Yufei breathing down her neck, just 0.1 behind, while Suruchi moved down to third with Manu holding on to her fourth position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indians, Suruchi in particular, then came into their elements as Meng had a meltdown of sorts. A couple of high 10s ensured that after the 13th single shot, it was an Indian 1-2 with the Chinese falling out of podium places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manu then had a couple of mid-to-low 9s for her 16th and 17th shots, which probably cost her the gold in the end calculations, with Suruchi emerging as the more consistent one on the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indians, Suruchi in particular, then came into their elements as Meng had a meltdown of sorts. A couple of high 10s ensured that after the 13th single shot, it was an Indian 1-2 with the Chinese falling out of podium places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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