Published on 28 Mar 2021

Final medals were distributed at the World Cup in New Delhi

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On the final day of the World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in New Delhi, the capital of India, athletes competed for medals in three new team events. Athletes from 4 countries climbed the podium.

Keith SANDERSON, Jack Hobson LEVERETT III, and Henry Turner LEVERETT from USA won the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men. Second place went to Gurpreet SINGH, Vijayveer SIDHU, and Adarsh SINGH from India.

In Trap Team Women, Gold was won by athletes from India Rajeshwari KUMARI, Manisha KEER, and Shreyasi SINGH who were more accurate than Mariya DMITRIYENKO, Aizhan DOSMAGAMBETOVA, and Sarsenkul RYSBEKOVA from Kazakhstan in the gold medal match.

Kynan CHENAI, Prithviraj TONDAIMAN, and Lakshay LAKSHAY from India won Gold in Trap Team Men. Michal SLAMKA, Adrian DROBNY, and Filip MARINOV from Slovakia took second place, Victor KHASSYANOV, Maxim KOLOMOYETS, and Andrey MOGILEVSKIY from Kazakhstan - the third.

“It's nice events, but should be during the individual progra6. Because, for example, Italy and Spain that have great shooters left home and ignored the teams event. UAE was absent today, ”says Trap Team Men Silver medalist Adrian DROBNY from Slovakia.

In medal standings the first place was unconditionally taken by the team of India whose athletes won 30 medals: 15 gold, 9 silver, and 6 bronze. The second place with 8 medals was taken by the USA: 4 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze. Third place took the Italian team with 4 medals: 2 Gold and 2 Bronze.

“This success was possible only by our team efforts and efforts made by Mr. Raninder Singh, the NRAI President, NRAI and our coaches” - the silver medalist in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men Vijayveer SIDHU expressed his opinion.

“And I also would like to thank the ISSF as well for successfully conducting this World Cup as it seemed to be difficult during this pandemic time,” continued Vijayveer SIDHU.

“The organization was at very high level, I give the thumb up to ISSF for this,” agrees Adrian DROBNY from Slovakia.