Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai gave India the perfect start as they combined to clinched the 10 metre air pistol mixed team event gold on the opening day of the ISSF World Cup Final here yesterday. Despite trailing by 2.5 points behind the leaders after the first three series, Jitu and Heena bagged the first place on the podium with a total of 483.4 points to clinch top place on the podium. France's Florian Fouquet and Celine Goberville finished second with 481.1 points. While Chinese pair of Yang Wei and Cai Xiaoxue won bonze with 418.2 points.

India shooter Jitu Rai (left) and Heena Sidhu pose with their gold medals after winning the mixed team 10m air pistol event at the  ISSF World Cup final at New Delhi yesterday. The duo shot 483.4 points to finish first on the podium. Pic/PTI