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Which Indian shooting pair has won the gold medal in the ISSF World Cup Junior Championships 2023, Germany?
A)
Abhinav Shaw and Manu Bhankar
B)
Saurabh Chowdhary and Gautami Bhanot
C)
Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot
D)
Saurabh Chowdhary and Manu Bhankar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot



Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot, teamed up in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event to give India their second gold of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany, with a 17-7 win over the French pairing of Oceanne Mueller and Romain Aufrere in the gold medal match on Sunday (4th June 2023).

As per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the Indian pair had qualified second to the French pair but turned the tables on them in the final. India now has two golds, one silver and one bronze from the world cup after two days of competition.

India won two more medals on the day, a silver and a bronze, coming in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event through the pairing of Sainyam and Abhinav Chaudhary and Suruchi Inder Singh and Shubham Bisla respectively.

While the former duo went down 12-16 to the Korean pair of Kim Juri and Kim Kanghyun in the gold medal match, the latter won their bronze medal match over Uzebkistan's Nigina Saidkulova and. Mukhammad Kamalov 16-14 in what was a nail-biter..

Source : ANI

Published On : June 5, 2023
Category : Sports
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