Key Points

Rudrankksh Patil and Arya Borse clinched silver in the Air Rifle Mixed Team event at the ISSF World Cup in Lima. The Indian duo narrowly lost 11-17 to Norway’s experienced pair in the gold medal match. India now holds six medals in the tournament, sitting third in the standings. Meanwhile, other Indian shooters struggled in Trap and Pistol events, missing finals qualification.

Key Points: Rudrankksh Patil Arya Borse Win Silver at ISSF Lima World Cup

  • Rudrankksh-Arya pair narrowly missed gold by 0.1 in qualification
  • India now holds 3 silvers, 2 golds, and a bronze in Lima
  • Norway’s Hegg-Duestad pair proved dominant in the final
  • Other Indian shooters fell short in Trap and Pistol events
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ISSF WC: Rudrankksh-Arya pair take silver in Air Rifle Mixed Team

Indian duo Rudrankksh Patil and Arya Borse secure silver in Air Rifle Mixed Team at ISSF World Cup, narrowly losing to Norway in the final.

"They could not overturn that supremacy in the final, over an accomplished pair, both of whom have played individual Olympic finals. – ISSF Report"

Lima, April 21

The pair of Rudrankksh Patil and Arya Borse won silver at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Lima, Peru, going down 11-17 to the Norwegian pair of Jon-Hermann Hegg and Jeanette Hegg Duestad in the gold medal match at the Las Palmas shooting range on Sunday.

This was India's third silver of the Lima World Cup to go with two golds and a bronze. They are third on the medal standings behind China and the USA.

Earlier, Rudrankksh and Arya had shot a combined 632.5 to make it to the gold match, finishing behind the table-topping Norwegian pair by 0.1. They could not overturn that supremacy in the final, over an accomplished pair, both of whom have played individual Olympic finals.

Arjun Babuta and Narmada Nithin shot 630.0 to finish seventh in the 24-team competition.

Also in the day, Indian shooters fell short of the Trap finals.

Pragati Dubey finished best in the women's trap with a 113 giving her seventh place. The top six make the finals. Bhavya Tripathi was further down in 12th with 110 while Neeru's 105 gave her 18th spot.

In the men's trap, Prithviraj Tondaiman and Zoravar Sandhu had finished with qualifying scores of 117 and 116 respectively and were certain to miss out. Lakshay Sheoran, who still had a round to play, cannot go above 118 and would also miss out on the finals as things stood.

Three Indians were also in action at the women's 25m pistol, whose first dueling round played out on the day. Manu Bhaker shot 291 (96,99,96) to lie second, while Esha Singh was also in the qualifying zone with a 289, placing her sixth currently. Simranpreet Kaur Brar shot 286 for ninth spot.

The three come back on Monday, the last day of competitions, for the second rapid-fire round and then hopefully the finals, which follow.

- ANI

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Priya K.
What an amazing performance by our shooters! 🎯 Rudrankksh and Arya were so close to gold, but silver at this level is still incredible. The future looks bright for Indian shooting!
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Rahul S.
That 0.1 difference in qualification must sting, but they showed great composure against such experienced opponents. Hope they get gold next time!
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Anjali M.
While I'm proud of our athletes, I wish our trap shooters had performed better. We need to focus more on developing talent in these events too. Still, great job overall team India!
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Vikram J.
Manu Bhaker is killing it in pistol! 291 is an amazing score. Fingers crossed for tomorrow's rounds 🤞 #TeamIndia
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Sneha P.
The Norwegian pair was just too strong today, but our shooters held their own. That's what matters most - showing up and giving your best against world-class competition.
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Karan D.
Third in medal standings behind powerhouses like China and USA is no small feat. Our shooting program has come so far in recent years. Keep making us proud! 🇮🇳

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