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Heena Sidhu misses ISSF world Cup final berth by a whisker
Ace Indian shooter Heena Sidhu missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the final round of the Women\'s 10m Air Pistol by a point on the concluding day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) held at Munich\'s Olympic Shooting Centre.
New Delhi : Ace Indian shooter Heena Sidhu missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the final round of the Women's 10m Air Pistol by a point on the concluding day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) held at Munich's Olympic Shooting Centre.
Heena shot 384 out of 400 in the qualifying round to finish 12th out of 104 shooters in the eventual standings. The eighth finalist from Serbia,who eventually won the Gold, made it through with a score of 385 and had less inner 10s than Heena.
Shweta Singh and Shri Nivetha Paramanantham, the other Indians in the event shot scores of 378 and 377 to finish 47th and 52nd respectively.
Serbia's Bobana Velickovic won the Gold medal in the event, while Sonia Franquet of Spain won the Silver. China's Mengxue Zhang won the Bronze medal.
In the Men's 50M Rifle 3 Positions event, Chain Singh shot 1170 in the qualification round to finish in the 38th spot. Chain had shot 1174 a day earlier in his elimination relay in the same event. Former Olympic Champion Matthew Emmons of the USA bagged the Gold in the event, while Serbia's Milenko Sebic won the Silver and Gernot Rumpler of Austria grabbed the Bronze.
The ISSF World Cup stages next move to San Marino for the third leg of the Shotgun World Cup. India has won two medals in World Cups this year so far. China stamped their authority in the sport of Shooting once again heading the Munich medals tally with three Golds for a total of seven medals.
