Changwon
\nIndia began their campaign in the 52nd ISSF World Championships with two gold medals in the junior section but shooters representing the senior teams failed to reach the finals of their respective events.<\/p>\n
The tournament assumes significance as it is the first quota event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, offering as many as 60 berths.<\/p>\n
Mandi Gobindgarh shooter Arjun Singh Cheema won the individual junior men\u2019s 50m pistol gold and then led his team comprising Gaurav Rana and Anmol Jain to the team gold. Gaurav also clinched the individual bronze in the event. Arjun shot a score of 559 to get the better of Korean Woojong Kim, who managed 554 for the silver. Gaurav tallied 551 to claim the bronze.
\nArjun, Gaurav and Anmol Jain tallied 1659 to claim the team gold ahead of South Korea who came second with 1640. China won bronze in the team event.<\/p>\n
In the mixed team 10m air rifle, the pair of Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar shot 835.6 in the qualification to finish seventh.<\/p>\n
The top-five teams make it to the finals and Apurvi and Ravi fell short by 0.4 points. The second Indian team in the event, comprising Deepak Kumar and Mehuli Ghosh, shot a combined score of 831.6 to end in the 25th spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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