Shooters bag three more gold on Day 4

India added five more medals to their kitty including three golds to swell their tally to 23 on Day Four of the International Shooting Sport Federation junior World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan.

India won two team gold medals in the men’s and women’s 25m pistol events, respectively. The third gold of the day came through Ahnad Jawanda in the men’s individual 25m pistol competition. India have a total of nine golds so far to be placed second on the medals tally, behind Russia.

The day’s only silver came through Gurmeet in the men’s 25m pistol event. Ahnad and Gurmeet had teamed up with Arjun Das for the team gold in the event.

In the women’s 25m pistol, Chinki Yadav, Gauri Sheoran and Sanjana Sehrawat clinched gold with a combined score of 1701.

Chinki and Gauri also reached the individual competition finals along with Muskan, where Chinki qualified for the bronze medal match but eventually lost to Anna Dedova 7-3 to be placed fourth. Margarita Lomova of Russia won the gold, ahead of Miroslava Mincheva of Bulgaria.

India’s only bronze of the day came in the women’s trap claimed by the trio of Pragati Gupta, Soumya Gupta and Manisha Keer.