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Sonam Maskar, Narmada NR miss out on 10m air rifle podium

Sonam Maskar, Narmada NR miss out on 10m air rifle podium

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India’s Sonam Maskar and Narmada Nithin Raju finished sixth and eighth respectively in women’s 10m air rifle final at the 2025 ISSF Shooting World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday. While Sonam was the first to exit the final with the lowest score of 124.4 after 12 shots in the final, Narmada stayed in contention for four more shots, eventually being the third to exit with a score of 166.3. After the first ten shots, before the start of the two-shot elimination process, Sonam was ranked sixth with a score of 104.2 whereas Narmada and USA’s Carolynn Mary Tucker followed closely in with a score of 104 each. However, a 9.9 with her 12th shot from Sonam meant that she slipped down the pecking order and had to finish eighth. Naramada, meanwhile, further opened up a 0.2 point lead over Tucker, who eventually finished seventh. Earlier, Narmada had finished sixth in the qualification round with a score of 632.8 to qualify for the final. Sonam had finished ninth with a score of 631.6 but …

ISSF Shooting World Cup: How nerves of steel and unique technique took 22-year-old Sonam Maskar to 10m air rifle silver | Sport-others News

ISSF Shooting World Cup: How nerves of steel and unique technique took 22-year-old Sonam Maskar to 10m air rifle silver | Sport-others News

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A packed Dr Karni Singh Shooting range, with the repeated booms of dhols and the jeering and whistling of the crowds at tense moments, can be intimidating. Add some of the best rifle shooters in the world, some of whom excelled at the Paris Olympics, and the challenge gets tougher. At 22 and only having participated in one senior World Cup prior to Tuesday, Sonam Maskar was green to the occasion. To her left stood Germany’s Anna Jannsen, who just an hour earlier, had broken the Women’s qualification World Record. To her extreme right stood China’s Han Jiayu, a perennial champion in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle event, with World and Olympic medals to her name. That Maskar won a silver medal, India’s only podium finish on the first day of the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, in such a situation – when the gold had to be a world record-breaking effort – is no mean feat. That too, with a perfect 10.9 shot when she needed it most. “I felt nervous,” admitted Maskar. …

Sonam Maskar the only silver lining on a disappointing day for India

Sonam Maskar the only silver lining on a disappointing day for India

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Indian shooter Sonam Maskar won a silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle category at the ISSF World Cup finals, in Delhi, on Tuesday. Day one of the World Cup finals saw the finals of four events, and Maskar won India’s first and only medal of the day. Despite Olympic shooters participating in other categories for India, no other podium finish was attained by the hosts. Silver for Sonam Maskar 🥈 At the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi, India’s Sonam Maskar has won a coveted Silver medal. She shot a total of 252.9. 🥇Gold went to China’s Yuting Huang who shot a World Record 254.5, while France’s Oceanne Muller picked up Bronze with a score… pic.twitter.com/xipWrTs5Ov — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) October 15, 2024 The 10m air rifle finals started with China’s Yuting Huang firing away with tremendous consistency. Sonam, except for a 9.9 in the first round, was exceptional right throughout the finals. In the end, she prevailed in the shootout for second place, but couldn’t get past Huang who shot a …

Rhythm Sangwan-Ujjwal Malik wins India’s maiden gold at ISSF World Cup in Cairo

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Rhythm Sangwan and Ujjwal Malik won the air pistol mixed team gold as they beat the Armenian pair of Karapetyan Elmira and Khlghatyan Benik 17-7 in the final of the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the ISSF World Cup – Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun, in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday. It was India’s first gold in the event, and it helped India rise to the top of the medal chart. In the qualification round, Rhythm and Ujjwal finished second behind Elmira and Benik, but outwit the Armenians in the final. Earlier today, Arjun Babuta, 25, and Sonam Maskar, 21, won a silver medal in the 10m air rifle Mixed team event. The Indian pair lost a closely fought contest against Great Britain’s Mcintosh Seonaid and Bale Dean in the final by a margin of 14-16. Babuta and Maskar, who topped the qualifying round with a total of 632.3, ahead of Macintosh and Bale, were trailing by 6-14. They won the next round but lost the final. It was Babuta and Maskar’s maiden medals at …