Sainyam records best ever World Cup finish

Sainyam in action.

Rakesh Thapliyal

New Delhi: Sainyam, a former junior world and Asian champion, recorded her best ever finish at an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup leg, shooting 178.9 in the women’s 10m air pistol final at the Las Gabias range in Granada, Spain, to claim a creditable fifth place. Reigning Asian Games champion Palak also made the final and finished seventh, bowing out after the 14th shot of the 24-shot final with a score of 137.9. China’s Shen Yiyao won gold with 244.2.

Sainyam shot 582 in qualification to take third spot in the 83-strong field while Palak made the top eight claiming seventh spot with a 577.

In the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol, Olympian Vijayveer Sidhu recorded the best Indian finish-his effort of 576 giving him 23rd place overall. Among other Indian medal contenders, Ankur Goel was 29th with a 572 and Neeraj Kumar placed 40th with an effort of 565.