Aishwary shot 466.9 to finish second in the competition behind China’s Yukun Liu (467.1) and ahead of France’s Romain Aufrere (454.8)
Aishwary Tomar
Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle three positions after equalling the world record in the event’s qualification at the ISSF World Championship here on Tuesday.
Aishwary shot 466.9 to finish second in the competition behind China’s Yukun Liu (467.1) and ahead of France’s Romain Aufrere (454.8).
Niraj Kumar, the other Indian in the final, shot 432.6 to end in fifth place.
Earlier in the day, the 24-year-old Aishwary equalled the world record to qualify for the final of the men’s 50m rifle three positions event in the prestigious tournament.
Aishwary shot 597 including 40 10s in qualification to match the world record mark set by Yukun at the ISSF World Cup in Munich last year, while compatriot Niraj also advanced to the final with a score of 592.
Later in the day, the Esha Singh and Samrat Rana ended with a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition, losing the top prize to China’s Qianxun Yao and Kai Hu 10-16.
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The qualification tally achieved by Aishwary Tomar, matching the World Record set by China’s Yukun Liu
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