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Sift Kaur Samra continues her strong form by securing bronze in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions at the Munich World Cup. The Indian shooter replicated her 2023 Munich performance with another podium finish this year. Her consistent qualification rounds and strong standing shots helped maintain third position against tough competition. This adds to India's medal tally after her gold-winning performance in Buenos Aires earlier this season.

Key Points: Sift Kaur Samra wins Munich 3P bronze for second straight year

  • World record holder Samra scores 453.1 in 3P final
  • Swiss Jaeggi and Norwegian Duestad take gold and silver
  • Follows up April's Buenos Aires World Cup gold
  • India now has two medals at Munich event
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Sift Kaur Samra wins women's 3P bronze, her 2nd in two years in Munich

India's Sift Kaur Samra claims back-to-back 3P bronze at Munich World Cup, adding to her Buenos Aires gold earlier this season

"Sift gleefully accepted the window of opportunity to climb up to third - Competition Report"

Munich, June 13

World record holder Sift Kaur Samra, won bronze in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P), on competition day three of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) in Munich, giving India their second medal of the competition.

The former world number one shot 453.1 in the final at the Olympic Shooting range, to finish behind Switzerland's Emely Jaeggi, who won silver with 464.8. Norwegian ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad won gold with 466.9. India now has two bronzes from the competition.

Sift's second 3P bronze in Munich in as many years came on the back of a gold in the year's first Buenos Aires World Cup in April. In Munich on Thursday, she shot a characteristically strong and consistent qualification round with scores of 197, 199 and 196 each in Kneeling, Prone and the last Standing position respectively, to finish second in a top field.

Agathe Girard of France pipped her to the top spot on the same score of 592, but with more shots in the inner 10 ring. While the Olympic champion Chiara Leonne of Switzerland missed out, so did India's Ashi Chouksey, a brilliant 589, giving her a ninth-place finish.

Known to be a strong standing shooter in 3P, Sift ended the second Prone series of 15 shots in fourth position, behind Paris silver medalist Sagen Maddalena. Duestad and Emely were in a battle of their own for gold and silver quite early in the 45-shot final.

Sagen then faltered in the first series of Standing shots and Sift gleefully accepted the window of opportunity to climb up to third, a position which she clinically maintained with a series of slim and mid to high 10s, right till the end of the penultimate 44th shot.

On Friday, day four, the women's 10m Air Pistol final is also on schedule, as is the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol.

Other Indian scores of the day

Women's 3P- Shriyanka Sadangi 582 (43rd)

Men's 10m Air Rifle- Kiran Ankush Jadhav 631.7 (10th), 629.1(39th), Sandeep Singh 628.3 (45th)

Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Day 1-ongoing)- Anish 295, Vijavveer Sidhu 284.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
What a consistent performer Sift has become! Back-to-back bronzes in Munich shows her class. 🇮🇳 Our shooting contingent is making us proud at every international event. Hope she converts this into Olympic gold next year! #Cheer4India
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Priya M.
While Sift's performance is commendable, I wish our shooters could convert more bronzes into golds. The gap between her score and the gold medalist is quite significant. More focus needed on consistency in standing position.
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Arjun S.
Munich seems to be Sift's happy hunting ground! 🎯 Remember how she broke the world record here last year? The way she maintained composure in standing series shows her mental strength. More power to our shooters!
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Neha T.
So proud of our shooting stars! But why isn't this getting more coverage in Indian media? We celebrate cricket so much but real sports achievements like these deserve equal attention. #SupportAllSports
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Vikram J.
Great achievement! But I'm concerned about other Indian shooters' performances. Many didn't even qualify for finals. We need to develop more depth in our squad, not just depend on 2-3 stars.
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Sunita R.
Sift's journey from Patiala to world stage is so inspiring! 🥰 Shows what dedication and proper training can achieve. Hope more girls from small towns take up shooting sports after seeing her success.

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