World Cup shooting: Sift Kaur wins bronze on final day, China claim double
Hindustan TimesIndia's Sift Kaur Samra won her maiden senior World Cup medal with a third-place finish in the 50m 3 position rifle as the hosts ended the competition in Bhopal with seven medals, behind China's 12, on Sunday. Sift Kaur Samra poses for a picture after winning her first individual ISSF World Cup medal The 21-year-old medical student and national champion shot 403.9 points in the ranking match after coming second in the qualification round featuring 38 shooters. India drew a blank in the second and final medal event of the day, the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol that featured a star-studded field, including Olympic champion Jean Quiquampoix of France and Rio Olympic gold medallist Christian Reitz of Germany. China's Jueming Zhang shot 35 in 40 attempts to claim gold while Frenchman Clement Bessaguet, a Tokyo Olympic finalist and Cairo worlds silver medallist, came second with 34 hits.