Manu, Iran’s Foroughi win gold in President’s Cup

Wroclaw (Poland), Nov 6

India’s pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran’s reigning Olympics champion Javad Foroughi won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the inaugural ISSF President’s Cup here. The pair got the better of France’s Mathilde Lamolle and Russia’s Artem Chernousov 16-8.

Among the other Indians in the field, Abhishek Verma paired up with Ukranian Olena Kostevych to finish sixth, while the pairing of Saurabh Chaudhary and Swiss Heidi Gerber Diethelm finished seventh. Yashaswini Deswal and Slovakian Juraj Tuzinsky ended 10th.

International mixed teams were formed by the ISSF randomly in accordance with the draw. The inaugural ISSF President’s Cup is a rechristened version of the World Cup Finals, where the year’s top 12 athletes according to world ranking are invited.

Individual winners will be awarded The Golden Target along with prize money.

Chaudhary wins silver

Saurabh Chaudhary claimed the silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event. Chaudhary shot a total of 24 in the final. Abhishek Verma settled for the bronze medal. Germany’s Christian Reitz won the gold medal with a total score of 34. Foroughi finished fourth in the event.

In the women’s 10m air pistol event, Bhaker finished third in Semifinal 1 with 23. — PTI