Heena Sidhu wins pistol gold in World Cup
shooting
Woman shooter Heena Sidhu created history by becoming the
first pistol exponent from India to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup
finals in Munich, Germany.
Heena won the gold medal on Sunday by beating double
Olympic Champion Guo Wenjun from China, world champion Arunovic Zorana from
Serbia and multiple Olympic medallist Olena Kostevych of Ukraine in a stiff
competition.
The earlier gold medallists in this competition were
Anjali Bhagwat [2002} and Gagan Narang [2008] in small bore rifle shooting,
said a media release from Maharashtra Rifle Association.
The ISSF World Cup is held once a year and features only
top 10 shooters of the world.
Heena shot 384 points in the qualification stage and was
in third position behind Ukraine's Olena but ahead of China's Guo, who was
placed ninth, and Serb Zorana, who was placed sixth after the qualification
stage, the release said.
The Indian shooter mad a shaky start in the final. She
shot a 9.3 followed by another 9.3 and slipped to eighth position after the
first two shots.
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