World University shooting c’ship: Aishwary, Sanjeeta win gold in mixed air rifle
The HinduAishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sanjeeta Das scripted an incredible climax to usurp the gold medal from the grasp of Koreans, Hyobeen Kim and Junhwan Lee in the mixed air rifle event of the World University shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Wednesday. The Koreans withered under pressure, shooting a half point less than the Indians to bring the score to 15-15, And then got beaten by 1.3 points for the gold on the next shot. It was a particularly satisfying finish for the host, as the refreshing gold came after the other team of Manini Kaushik and Umamahesh Maddineni had been beaten 16-0 in the match for bronze by the Polish team of Julia Piotrowska and Maciej Kowalewicz. The other Italian team of Paolo Micheli and Damiana Paolacci, which had lost the shoot-off against Cyprus and thus the chance to fight for gold, won the bronze by beating Finland 43-41.