ISSF World Cup: Divyansh Singh Panwar wins bronze in males’s 10m air rifle
1 min read World primary Divyansh Singh Panwar opened India’s medals tally with a bronze within the males’s 10m air rifle on the second competitors day of the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Divyansh shot 228.1 to complete third on the rostrum on the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
The different Indian participant within the remaining, Arjun Babuta, completed in fifth place after three scores beneath 10 within the eight-man remaining.
American Lucas Kozeniesky claimed the gold medal with 249.8, whereas Istvan Peni of Hungaria bagged silver with 249.7.A ten.6 and 10.3 within the seventh collection noticed Divyansh survive elimination as Sergey Richter of Israel fell behind.
Divyansh, a Tokyo Olympic quota holder, shot 10.6 earlier than bowing out with the bronze medal.
The win will do a world of fine to the Jaipur-based Divyansh’s confidence as he braces for the Tokyo Games. He was positioned sixth within the 60-shot qualification with a complete of 629.1 whereas Babuta was third with 631.8.
In the ultimate, Babuta had one 9.9 within the first collection adopted by one other 9.9 and 9.7 within the second. Under strain, the 22-year-old Babuta started the fourth collection with another 9.9 earlier than being eradicated at fifth place with 185.5.
