ISSF World Cup: R. Narmada Nithin Finishes 6th In Women's Air Rifle, Sonam Uttam Maskar 8th
R. Narmada Nithin finished up sixth and Sonam Uttam Maskar eighth in the women's 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup.
India finished outside the medals in the only final of competition day five in the ISSF World Cup here, as R. Narmada Nithin ended up sixth and Sonam Uttam Maskar eighth in the women’s 10m air rifle event.
China’s teenaged reigning junior world champion Wang Zifei won gold, the nation’s third of the tournament, ahead of Tokyo Olympian Eunji Kwon of Korea. Paris Olympic bronze medallist Audrey Gogniat of Switzerland won bronze.
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Qualification in such a top field was not easy. Narmada however, continued her consistent run this season to log a credible 632.8 for a fourth-place finish shooting in the first relay.
Sonam qualified from the second relay for a second successive ISSF final, clinching seventh spot with a 631.6, beating American Olympic medallist Mary Tucker, who took the final qualifying spot, on more inner 10s.
Both Indians shot quite well in the final as well but given the overall high standard of shooting, and with Wang finishing just 0.3 off the world record, they could not finish on the podium.
Narmada went out sixth, just 0.1 behind the fifth-placed athlete.
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