ISSF World Cup: Suruchi defends gold in Munich, Esha wins silver

Suruchi Inder Singh

It was double delight for India in the ISSF World Cup here on Friday as Suruchi Inder Singh struck gold and Esha Singh won silver in the women's 10m air pistol, helping the country rise to the top of the medal tally.

Suruchi shot 242.1 to defend the gold she won last year at the Olympic Shooting range, while her senior teammate Esha shot 241.2 to settle for silver. Korean Choo Gaeun won bronze.

India now have two gold and one silver in the year's second ISSF World Cup leg, with the two mixed events in rifle and pistol left to be played on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, the duo just about made the final, claiming the last two qualification spots. Both shot 578, pipping the reigning Olympic champion Oh Yejin by a point.

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