The pair had earlier topped the qualification round with a combined 632.0. Chinese Taipei\u2019s 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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the junior men's 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol event, Sameer made the cut to the final with an effort of 573 in qualifying, which gave him the second spot. France\u2019s 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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India now has 12 medals from the Cairo Junior World Cup and leads the medal tally with four gold, five silver, and three bronze, with two days of the competition left and six gold medals still to be decided.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier on Thursday, Prachi Gaikwad struck gold, winning the junior women\u2019s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Another AIN shooter, Elena Kretinina, won bronze with a score of 343.3, exiting the 35-shot final after the 34th shot. Naraen Pranav also won bronze in the junior men\u2019s 10m air rifle with a score of 229.5 in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier on Thursday, Prachi Gaikwad struck gold, winning the junior women\u2019s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prachi was the only Indian to qualify for the Junior Women\u2019s 3P final at the Olympic International City Shooting range. She took sixth spot with a score of 578 and then began the final, placing fifth after the first 10 shots in the Kneeling position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n