In men’s 10m air rifle, former world No. 1 Divyansh Singh Panwar shot 630.0 in qualification to finish 19th, narrowly missing out on the top-eight cut where Sweden’s Olympic silver medallist Victor Lindgren claimed the final spot with 632.3.
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Indian shooters continued their search for a first finals berth at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Ningbo, China, as some encouraging performances fell just short of qualification on Thursday.
In men’s 10m air rifle, former world No. 1 Divyansh Singh Panwar shot 630.0 in qualification to finish 19th, narrowly missing out on the top-eight cut where Sweden’s Olympic silver medallist Victor Lindgren claimed the final spot with 632.3.
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Among the other Indians, youngster Umamahesh Maddineni finished 39th with 627.7, while Niraj Kumar placed 54th with 626.1. The final was won in record-breaking fashion by Italy’s Danilo Sollazzo, who shot 255.0 to eclipse Chinese Olympic champion Sheng Lihao’s world record by 0.5 points.
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In women’s 25m pistol, Abhidnya Ashok Patil came agonisingly close to making the final, shooting a superb 295 in the rapid-fire stage to total 583. She missed the cut on the inner-10 count, finishing ninth among medal contenders and 11th overall. France’s Camille Jedrzejewski and Korea’s Nam Dajung also ended on 583, but the Korean progressed with more inner-10s.
Compatriot Divya T.S. shot 290 in rapid-fire to total 581 and finish 16th, while Olympian Rahi Sarnobat matched her aggregate but placed 17th despite an impressive 295 in the second stage that made up for a modest precision round.
India’s medal hopes will now shift to the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions (3P) final on Friday, where Mehuli Ghosh, Surabhi Rapole, and Manini Kaushik are in action.
Meanwhile, hosts China lead the medal tally with two golds, with Italy, Norway and Korea taking one each from the five events completed so far.
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