Shooting World Cup: Rhythm Sangwan and Ujjwal win gold in 10m air pistol mixed team event in Cairo

India picked up their first gold of the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Cairo, Egypt. Rhythm Sangwan and Ujjwal combined to defeat the Armenian pair of Elmira Karapetyan and Benik Khlghatyan 17-7 in the 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal match on day two of competition, at the Egypt International Olympic City Shooting range on Saturday.

Earlier, Arjun Babuta and Sonam Uttam Maskar won silver in the 10m air rifle mixed team event as India ended the day with one gold and two silver medals to their kitty. Anuradha Devi had opened the team’s account with a silver in the women’s 10m air pistol on Friday evening.

Rhythm, who won her second consecutive world cup mixed team gold in Cairo, and Ujjwal finished second behind the Armenian pair in qualifying with a total score of 580. The Armenians were a point ahead.

The Indians however proved far too superior in the final, going up 7-1 very quickly as Benik had a horror final. The closest the Armenians got was when the scores read 11-7, but Rhythm picked up in the later stages and despite low scores all-around, the Indians prevailed 17-7 in the end.

In the air rifle mixed team, Arjun and Sonam...

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