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India's Historic Shooting Feat: How Six Medals Marked a World Cup Final Breakthrough

India wrapped up an incredible performance at the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha. The team collected a total of six medals, marking their best finish ever at this prestigious event. Highlights included gold medals from shooters like Simranpreet Kaur Brar and Suruchi Phogat. This strong showing placed India second in the overall standings, just behind China.

Key Points: India Concludes Best-Ever ISSF World Cup Final with Six Medals

  • Zoravar Singh Sandhu finished seventh in the men's trap final with seven hits in his first 10 targets
  • India secured six total medals, finishing second only to China in the overall standings
  • Simranpreet Kaur Brar won a stunning gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event
  • The team achieved a historic first-ever double podium finish in a World Cup Final
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Zoravar finishes 7th in trap as India conclude best ever World Cup Final campaign

India finishes second overall at the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha with six medals, including golds from Simranpreet Brar and Suruchi Phogat.

"India concluded their best-ever campaign at an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final - Article Summary"

Doha, December 9

World championship bronze medalist Zoravar Singh Sandhu finished seventh in the men's trap final with seven hits in the first 10 targets, as India concluded their best-ever campaign at an International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final (WCF) with a total of six medals, including two golds. Zorawar was the only Indian representative on the concluding Shotgun Day at the Lusail Shooting complex in Doha, which saw all four individual Shotgun finals played out on Monday.

Zorawar had made the finals cut, now up to eight from the earlier six under the new ISSF rules, with a qualifying score of 119, which gave him sixth place over 125 targets. In the now 30-shot final, he could not get his act together and was among the first two, alongside Italian Giovanni Pellielo, to bow out.

China topped the standings ahead of India, with four golds and nine medals. The USA, with their double gold in men's trap and skeet on the day, came third.

Among India's high points of the campaign was a stunning gold by Simranpreet Kaur Brar in the women's 25m pistol and a return to the top of the podium of Suruchi Phogat, who won the women's 10m air pistol gold.

India also registered a first-ever double podium finish in an ISSF World Cup Final, when Sainyam took the first of three silvers from the campaign for India. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions and Anish Bhanwala in the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol were the other silver winners. India's lone bronze was won by the reigning world champion in the men's 10m air pistol, Samrat Rana.

- ANI

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Aman W
Simranpreet and Suruchi bringing home the gold for the women! That's the real headline for me. So proud of our women shooters leading the charge. 👏
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Rohit P
Best ever World Cup Final finish! This is fantastic news for Indian shooting. The depth in the squad is showing now. From pistol to rifle to shotgun, we have contenders. Future is bright.
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Sarah B
A respectful point: while the overall performance is great, we need to work on consistency in finals, especially in shotgun events. Zoravar qualified well but couldn't translate it. That's the next step to challenge China/USA.
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Karthik V
China topping the table shows the level of competition. To finish second behind them is no small feat! Our shooters are truly world class now. Jai Hind!
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Nisha Z
So many new names on the podium! Sainyam, Aishwary, Anish, Samrat... Great to see the next generation stepping up. This bodes very well for the Paris Olympics. 🤞

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