Bhopal ISSF World Cup 2023: Manu Bhaker win bronze medal in 25m pistol event

Bhaker,
the
multiple
World
Cup
medal
winner,
had
shot
290
in
the
precision
round
on
Friday
and
entered
the
second
day
of
the
competition
well-placed
for
the
rapid
round.
In
the
rapid
round
on
Saturday,
she
again
shot
three
superb
series
of
98,
99
and
97
to
aggregate
294
and
advance
to
the
ranking
round
placed
third.

Another
Indian,
Esha
Singh,
who
had
shot
292
in
precision,
scored
289
in
rapid
to
aggregate
581
and
advance
to
the
ranking
round
placed
eighth.
In
the
ranking
match
1,
Bhaker
qualified
for
the
medal
round
as
the
third
qualifier
with
an
aggregate
of
14
points,
along
with
Germany’s
Doreen
Vennekamp
(14
points),
while
Esha
was
eliminated.

Two
shooters
from
ranking
match
—
China’s
Ziyue
Du
and
Yaxuan
Xiong
—
qualified
for
the
medal
round
with
12
points
each,
to
make
up
the
quartet
vying
for
the
top
position.
In
a
tough
medal
match,
Bhaker
was
no
match
for
Doreen
(30
points)
and
Ziyue
Du
(29
points)
who
won
the
gold
and
silver,
while
the
Indian
could
aggregate
only
20
points
to
finish
her
campaign
with
a
bronze.

This
is
the
first
medal
in
the
ongoing
World
Cup
for
Bhaker,
who
had
failed
to
impress
in
her
favourite
event,
air
pistol,
on
the
opening
day
of
the
competition,
finishing
16th
with
568
points.

China
continued
their
domination
in
the
tournament,
winning
a
sixth
gold
medal
out
of
the
eight
decided
so
far.
The
final
competition
day
comes
up
on
Sunday
with
two
more
finals
left
to
be
played
—
the
women’s
3P
and
the
men’s
25m
rapid
fire
pistol.

Aishwary
finishes
fourth
Du
Linshu
won
the
first
medal
event
of
competition
on
day
four,
defeating
Hungary’s
Istvan
Peni
16-10
in
the
men’s
3P
gold
medal
clash.
Seasoned
Swiss
3P
specialist
Jan
Lochbihler
won
the
bronze
when
he
edged
out
home
favourite
Aishwary
Tomar
in
the
top
eight
ranking
round.

He
finished
the
40-shot
round
with
a
score
of
407.4
while
Aishwary,
courtesy
three
five-shot
series
in
the
40s
in
the
final
standing
position,
finished
with
a
score
of
405.5.
Du
topped
the
round
with
410.7
while
Istvan
was
second
with
408.2.
The
Indian
had
earlier
topped
the
60-shot
qualification
round
with
a
score
of
591.

China
now
has
10
medals
—
six
gold,
two
silver
and
two
bronze.
India
is
placed
second
with
the
lone
gold
won
by
Sarabjot
Singh
in
the
men’s
10m
air
pistol
and
one
silver
and
four
bronze
medals.
Germany
is
third
with
one
gold
and
one
silver
each
while
Hungary
is
fourth
with
two
silver
medals.
Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan,
USA
and
Switzerland
are
the
other
medal
winners.