India finished 9th on the medal tally of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun 2024 with 4 medals (2 Silver and 2 Bronze).
- China topped the medal tally with 8 medals (5 Gold and 3 Bronze) followed by Italy with 5 medals (1 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze) and Germay with 3 Medals (1 Gold and 2 Silver).
- ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun was held from 13th to 18th October 2024 in Dr Karni Singh Range, New Delhi, Delhi.
Note: New Delhi hosted the event for the 2nd time, having hosted it in 2017.
Top 5 in Medal Tally:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | India | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Indian Medal Winners:
| Category | Winner | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 10m air rifle | Sonam Maskar | Silver |
| Men’s trap event | Vivaan Kapoor | Silver |
| 50m Rifle 3 Position Men | Akhil Sheoran | Bronze |
| Men’s skeet event | Anantjeet Singh Naruka | Bronze |
Sonam Uttam Maskar won Silver in Women’s 10m Air Rifle event
India’s Sonam Maskar secured the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup Final 2024. This was Sonam’s third medal at the ISSF World Cup.
- 2024 Paris Olympic medalist Yuting Huang of China won the gold medal while French shooter Oceanne Muller won the bronze.
Points to note:
Sonam Maskar has previously won 2 silver medals in ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun held in Cairo, Egypt from 24th January 2024 to 1st February 2024.
- she won the a silver in the 10m air rifle mixed team along with Arjun Babuta and a silver in the Women’s 10m air rifle event.
Vivaan Kapoor Won Silver in Men’s Trap shooting
Vivaan Kapoor won the silver medal in Men’s Trap (Shotgun) event in the ISSF World Cup Final with 44 points.
- China’s Qi Ying won the gold with 47 points, while Türkiye’s N. Tolga Tuncer won the bronze with 35 points.
Points to Note:
i.Under Trap Team Men event, Vivaan has previously won 3 silver medals in the ISSF World Cup Shotgun.
- He won the silver in the ISSF World Cup Shotgun held in Lonato, Italy in June 2024. and Silver in ISSF World Cup Shotgun held in Nicosia(Cyprus) and Changwon (South Korea) in 2022.
ii.He has also won a silver in the World Championships (Lima, Peru) under Trap Team Men Junior in 2021.
Akhil Sheoran won Bronze in 50m Rifle 3-position Event
Akhil Sheoran won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Position Men final at the ISSF World Cup Final 2024.
- Peni Istvan of Hungary won the gold medal with 465.3 points and Czechia’s Jiri Privratsky got the silver medal with 464.2 points.
Points to note:
i.In 2023, he won the bronze in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men at ISSF World Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
ii.He has also won a gold in ISSF World Cup 2018 (Guadalajara, Mexico) under 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men and a bronze in ISSF World Cup 2024 (Cairo) in 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men and 50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team.
iii.He also won the Gold medal in the Asian Championships 2024 held in Jakarta, Indonesia under 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka won Bronze in Men’s skeet
Anantjeet Singh Naruka won the bronze medal in the men’s skeet event with a total of 43 points.
- Italy’s Tammaro Cassandro and Gabriele Rossetti won the gold and silver medals with the scores of 57 and 56, respectively.
Points to note:
i.He has won a silver medal at the individual level and bronze as a team in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
ii.In 2023 Asian Shooting Championships, Changwon, he won gold medals in team and mixed teams respectively.
About ISSF World Cup:
The ISSF World Cup is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. The first ISSF World Cup was held in Mexico City, Mexico in 1986.
Since 2017, the ISSF World Cup final has been organised every alternate year.
Prize Money:
i.Gold- 5000 Euro
ii.Silver- 4000 Euro
iii.Bronze- 2000 Euro
About International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF):
ISSF is the world governing body of shooting events at the Olympic Games.
President – Luciano Rossi
Founded– 1907
Headquarters– Munich, Germany
