Vivaan Kapoor Shines with Silver at ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi
Vivaan Kapoor, an Indian shooter, secured a silver medal in trap shooting at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final held in New Delhi. Vivaan scored 44 points, finishing second behind China’s QI Ying, who scored 47 points. Turkey’s N Tolga Tuncer took third place with 35 points.
In skeet shooting, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka won a bronze medal with a score of 43. Italy’s Tammaro Cassandro and Gabriele Rossetti claimed the top two spots with scores of 57 and 56, respectively.
Akhil Sheoran also made India proud by winning a bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event. This was his first World Cup Final medal. Ganemat Sekhon set a new national record in women’s skeet during the competition.
India has now won a total of four medals at the World Cup Final, including two silver and two bronze medals. The event is taking place at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
Sonam Uttam Maskar, who previously won double silver at the Cairo World Cup, secured another silver medal in this competition. China’s Huang Yuting won gold with a world record score of 254.5, narrowly beating Sonam by 1.6 points.
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Vivaan Kapoor -: Vivaan Kapoor is an Indian shooter who participated in the ISSF World Cup Final and won a silver medal in trap shooting.
ISSF World Cup Final -: The ISSF World Cup Final is a prestigious shooting competition organized by the International Shooting Sport Federation, where top shooters from around the world compete.
Trap Shooting -: Trap shooting is a type of clay pigeon shooting where participants aim to hit clay targets that are launched into the air at high speed.
Skeet Shooting -: Skeet shooting is another form of clay pigeon shooting where targets are thrown from two fixed stations at high speed, and shooters try to hit them.
50m Rifle 3 Positions -: The 50m rifle 3 positions is a shooting event where participants shoot from three different positions: kneeling, prone, and standing, at a target 50 meters away.
Ganemat Sekhon -: Ganemat Sekhon is an Indian shooter who set a national record in women’s skeet shooting during the ISSF World Cup Final.
