Last Update: February 19, 2023, 18:43 IST
India won its first medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt, when 19-year-old Varun Tomar won the bronze medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Egypt International Olympic City Range. Competing on the first day of the competition, Varun got the better of teammate Sarabjot Singh in the shoot-off as both shot 250.6 in the ranking round to finish third. Veteran Slovakian shooter Juraj Tujinski defeated upcoming Italian talent Paolo Mona 17–15 to win the gold medal in the event.
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Earlier, Varun shot 583 in the qualification to finish second in the ranking round, while Sarabjot shot 581 to finish fifth. Juraj also topped the qualification with a score of 585.
In the ranking match, Paolo topped the table with 254.2 to set up a gold medal clash with Juraj, who finished second with 252.8, both thanks to names like 50-year-old Turkish veteran Yusuf Dycek. overtook the Indians.
It was young Tomar’s first senior ISSF World Cup podium medal.
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