ISSF World Cup Wrap: Anish Bhanwala Finishes 10th, Vijayveer Sidhu 11th In 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol

In a remarkable start to their journey at the ISSF World Cup, India's shooters Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu concluded their performances in the men's 24 rapid-fire pistols event, securing the 10th and 11th positions, respectively

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Updated on: 30 January 2024 9:30 pm

Anish Bhanwala, Indian Pistol Shooter Photo: X/ Anish Bhanwala

India's Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu on Tuesday shot identical scores of 579 in the qualification round to finish 10th and 11th respectively and failed to qualify for the final of the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol (RFP), on the penultimate day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage in Cairo (Egypt). (More Sports News)

Abhinav Choudhary, the third Indian in the field, shot 569 to finish 22nd at the Egypt International Olympic City Shooting range as the top six shooters made the final round in the season-opening event.

All three Indian contenders in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P), namely Anjum Moudgil, Priya Brijpal Singh and Ashi Chouksey, survived the elimination round and will try to qualify for the finals on Wednesday.

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On the final day of competitions on Wednesday, three Olympic event finals are scheduled.

Other scores of the day:

Men's skeet: Munek Battula -- 119 (15th), Abhay Singh Sekhon -- 119 (13th), Anant Jeet Singh Naruka -- 115 (33rd).

Women's skeet: Raiza Dhillon -- 114 (11th), Ganemat Sekhon -- 112 (15th), Areeba Khan -- 108 (22nd).