India’s Samrat Rana won the men’s 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo with a brilliant score of 243.7, edging out China’s Hu Kai by a narrow margin. Fellow Indian Varun Tomar claimed bronze with 221.7 in a thrilling final.
Cairo: Young Indian shooter Samrat Rana came up with breathtaking show of marksmanship to clinch the men’s 10m air pistol gold at the prestigious ISSF World Championships, here on Monday.
Major upset in Cairo! 😱
Samrat Rana 🇮🇳 wins gold in his FIRST senior final, beating Hu Kai 🇨🇳 – who has won four World Cup golds this season! 🔥
Rana’s teammate Varun Tomar finishes with the bronze.#ISSF #ShootingSports pic.twitter.com/ByLRs8IqCO
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Samrat, who hails from Karnal, shot 243.7 in the final to beat back the challenge of China’s Hu Kai, who took the silver in a nerve-wracking medal round with a score of 243.3.
India’s Varun Tomar, who hails from Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, shot 221.7 to take the bronze in a high-intensity final, which saw lead changing hands between the three shooters multiple times.
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