ISSF World Cup Final: Anish Bhanwala wins India’s first-ever medal in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol

Anish Bhanwala, on Friday, created history as he won a bronze medal in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol – the first-ever for India in the ISSF World Cup Final history.

It capped a momentous year for the 21-year-old, where he broke through with a first ever senior individual ISSF World Cup stage medal, a first senior Asian Championships medal and a 2024 Paris Olympics quota place to boot.

Bhanwala shot 27 out of 35 in the finalto finish behind World Championships bronze medallist Peter Florian and China’s double Olympic medallist Li Yuehong.

Bhanwala, who was India’s final surviving in Doha, had earlier finished sixth in the qualification round with a score of 581. It was just enough to pip Germany’s Christian Reitz, who missed out on a final spot.

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Anish Bhanwala wins bronze????

He hits a total of 27 out of 35 in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol final.

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With all three 2023 World Championships medallists in the final, the Haryana lad had his work cut out.

Florian, blasted four perfect fives to start and then had another five in the seventh series, which was enough to give him gold. Yuehong also had four perfect series of five-hits and a couple of fours, which took him to...

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