Chain Singh was part of the Indian team that won gold in the men’s 50 meter rifle 3 position.© Twitter
Joining India’s gold race, the trio of Neeraj Kumar, Swapnil Kusale and Chan Singh won the gold medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Position Men’s team event of the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on Friday, comfortably defeating the US 47-25. Beat. The last. Kumar, Kusale and Singh went through the finals with Drs. Easily claimed the top prize from the American team of Nicholas Mawrer, Timothy Sherry and Patrick Sunderman at the Karni Singh Shooting Range. It was India’s 12th gold in the marquee event.
The Indians started the first series at 10.1, 10.5 and 9.5 with the Americans’ 9.9, 9.8 and 9.5.
The spectators performed better in the next three series but the home team always managed to stay ahead of their opponents.
Even as Indians regularly scored mid-and-high 10s, United States marksmen struggled to match the host nation’s standards, often hovering in the low nine and eight.
India were originally scheduled to play Hungary in the final on Thursday, but the visiting team pulled out of the incident following a feud between their world number one shooter Istvan Penny and veteran Peter Sidi.
Initially, the USA had finished third in the event.
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In Wednesday’s qualification, the Indian team led the field with a total score of 875.
The Hungarian team, which includes Penny, Peckler and Sidi, was placed second, while the American trio of Nicholas Mower, Timothy Sherry and Patrick Sunderman finished in third place.
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