International Shooting Sport Federation: The Indian shooting team finished a credible second in the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the young trap mixed team pair of Lakshay Sheoran and Neeru missed a shot at a potential medal, even gold, by a point, in the final event of the roster.
With the help of the bronze picked up by the mixed team air pistol pair of Suruchi and Saurabh Chaudhary earlier in the day on Thursday (April 10), India’s tally of four gold, two silver, and two bronze medals, put them just behind China, who finished on top of the standings with five gold, three silver and three bronze medals, thanks to a 1-2 in the mixed team air pistol on the final day. The other gold of the day was picked by Chinese Taipei in the mixed team trap.
The highlight of India’s performance were the gold medals picked up by Sift Kaur Samra (women's 50m rifle 3 positions), Rudrankksh Patil (10m air rifle men), Suruchi (10m air pistol women), and Vijayveer Sidhu (25m rapid-fire pistol men), the last named becoming the first Indian to ever win an ISSF World Cup gold in the event. Teenager Suruchi’s emphatic victory over a top field was also a showstopping moment of the tournament.
