Pistol stops, but Rahi Sarnobat goes on
Wroclaw (Poland), November 9
Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat claimed the silver medal after enduring a weapon malfunction in the women’s 25m pistol event of the President’s Cup here today.
Young Manu Bhaker, after finishing sixth in the 25m individual event, came back to win the gold medal with Turkey’s Ozgur Varlik in the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team contest. They beat China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan and Estonia’s Peeter Olesk 9-7.
Before that, Sarnobat fired 31 in the final, missing a few crucial shots in the last two series after suffering a pistol malfunction. Germany’s Vennekamp won the gold medal with a score of 33. — PTI
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