Indian Women Sport Pistol squad eyeing finals at Cairo Shooting World Cup

Debutant Rhythm Sangwan best placed after Precision Round

Khel Today Bureau

New Delhi: The Indian women’s 25M Pistol squad comprising of Olympian Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan will attempt to reach the finals of the individual event on competition day six of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt. The first Precision round held on Thursday, day five of competitions, will be followed by the Rapid Fire round before the top eight make it through to the final stages.

Rhythm Sangwan, yet another senior India debutant in this World Cup, returned the best score at the end of the Precision round firing a 289 out of 300 to be placed eighth in the 54-strong field. She upstaged the seasoned Rahi Sarnobat, who shot 284 to lie 27^th while the in-form Esha Singh, who already has two medals from the competition, shot 283 to lie in 30^th spot.World and Olympic Champion Anna Korakaki led the field with a solid 294.

In the Men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) qualification rounds none of India’s Kiran Ankush Jadhav, Akhil Sheoran or Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, could make it through to the final stages.

Both the Women’s 25M Pistol and the Men’s 3P finals are scheduled on day six.

India still led the medal tally with two gold and one silver medal. Over 500 athletes from 60 nations have entered to take part in the Cairo World Cup which has 20 medal sets on offer. There are no finals scheduled on Thursday.