ISSF World Cup: Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar deliver, win India’s 2nd gold at World Cup

Changwon, July 13

The duo of Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane bagged India’s second gold medal at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup today.

The in-form Indian pair outsmarted Hungarians Eszter Meszaros and Istvan Pen 17-13 in the 10m air rifle mixed team final. Israel finished third and Czech Republic ended fourth in the event. This is Shahu’s maiden gold for India at the senior level while Mehuli bagged her second, having won her first gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu.

In the 10m air pistol mixed event, the Indian pair of Palak and Shiva Narwal bagged bronze after clinching the third-place playoff.

The duo thrashed Kazakhstan’s Irina Loktionova and Valeriy Rakhimzhan 16-0 in a one-sided clash.