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Indian shooters continued their medal drought at the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo with multiple eliminations in qualification rounds. The day's highlight was Italy's Danilo Sollazzo smashing the men's 10m air rifle world record with a stunning 255.0 score. Former world No.1 Divyansh Panwar finished 19th in qualification, well short of the cutoff mark. India now pins its hopes on the women's 50m rifle team to break the medal-less streak on Friday.

Key Points: Danilo Sollazzo Breaks World Record as India's ISSF Medal Wait Continues

  • Italy's Danilo Sollazzo sets new 10m air rifle world record with 255.0 score
  • India's Divyansh Panwar finishes 19th in qualification with 630.0 points
  • Abhidnya Patil narrowly misses pistol final despite strong 295 rapid-fire round
  • China leads medal tally with two golds as India seeks first podium
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ISSF World Cup: India's wait for medal continues as Danilo Sollazzo smashes world record

Italy's Danilo Sollazzo smashes 10m air rifle world record with 255.0, while Indian shooters including Divyansh Panwar and Rahi Sarnobat fail to qualify for finals in Ningbo.

"Sollazzo shot a scintillating 255.0 to eclipse reigning Olympic champion Sheng Lihao's previous mark by half a point. - IANS"

Ningbo

, Sep 11 (IANS) Indian shooters’ medal drought at the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup in Ningbo, China, stretched into day three on Thursday, with Divyansh Singh Panwar, Umamahesh Maddineni and Rahi Sarnobat all bowing out in qualification rounds.

The highlight of the day came from Italy’s Danilo Sollazzo, who set a new world record in the men’s 10m air rifle final. Sollazzo, the 2022 Cairo World Championship runner-up to India’s Rudrankksh Patil and fifth-place finisher at the Paris Olympics, shot a scintillating 255.0 to eclipse reigning Olympic champion Sheng Lihao’s previous mark by half a point. Sheng, the home favourite, had to settle for silver with 253.5 while Korea’s Park Haijun took bronze.

For India, former world No.1 Divyansh Singh Panwar managed 630.0 in qualification, finishing 19th, well adrift of the cutoff. Sweden’s Olympic silver medallist Victor Lindgren took the last qualifying spot with 632.3. Umamahesh finished 39th with 627.7 while Niraj Kumar ended 54th on 626.1.

In the women’s 25m pistol, Korea asserted dominance with Olympic champions Yang Jiin and Oh Yejin claiming gold and silver respectively, ahead of China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan. India’s Abhidnya Ashok Patil impressed with a brilliant 295 in the rapid-fire stage to total 583, but narrowly missed the final on inner 10 count, finishing 11th. France’s Camille Jedrzejewski, the Paris Olympic silver medallist, also exited with the same score. Divya T.S. (581) and Olympian Rahi Sarnobat (581) placed 16th and 17th respectively.

China lead the medal tally with two golds, followed by Norway, Italy, and Korea. On Friday, all eyes will be on the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final, where Mehuli Ghosh, Surabhi Rapole and Manini Kaushik will carry India’s hopes of ending their medal-less run.

- IANS

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Priya S
Abhidnya Patil missing the final by inner 10 count is heartbreaking! She shot so well in rapid-fire. Sometimes luck just isn't on your side. Better days ahead for our shooters 🇮🇳
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Arjun K
Sollazzo breaking the world record is incredible shooting! 255.0 in air rifle is mind-blowing. Our shooters need to analyze what the top competitors are doing differently.
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Sarah B
The gap between our shooters and qualification cutoff is concerning. Divyansh was world No.1 not long ago. Maybe we need better mental conditioning programs for pressure situations.
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Vikram M
World Cups are always tough after Olympics. Many athletes go through post-Olympic slump. Our shooters will come back stronger 💪 Looking forward to women's 50m rifle tomorrow!
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Kavya N
Korea's dominance in women's pistol is impressive. We need to study their training methods. Our pistol shooters have potential but need consistency at highest level.

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