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India Finishes 3rd in 2021 Para Shooting World Cup with 7 Medals

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Para Shooting World Cup 2021India bagged 7 medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver & 4 Bronze) and finished at 3rd Position in the 2021 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup held at Al Ain, UAE from March 15-25, 2021. Ukraine topped the table with┬а11 Medals (5 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze), while┬аUAE finished Second┬аwith 5 medals (3 Gold, 2 Silver).

  • They are organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  • A total of┬а120 athletes from 24 nations competed in the Para Shooting World Cup 2021.
  • It is the 1st World Shooting para sport competition after the COVID-19 pandemic.

IndiaтАЩs Medals Tally

WinnerEventPosition
SinghrajP1 тАУ MenтАЩs 10m Air Pistol SH1*Gold
Manish NarwalP4 тАУ Mixed 50m Pistol SH1Gold
Avani LekharaR2 тАУ WomenтАЩs 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1Silver
Rahul JakharP3 тАУ Mixed 25m Pistol SH1Bronze
SinghrajP4 тАУ Mixed 50m Pistol SH1Bronze
Sriharsha DEVARADDI RAMAKRISHNAR4 тАУ Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2*Bronze
Sidhartha BABUR6 тАУ Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1Bronze

* – SH1 events include pistols & rifles, while SH2 events are rifles only.

Highlights

  • IndiaтАЩs Singhraj won the Gold Medal in the P1 MenтАЩs 10m Air Pistol SH1.
  • IndiaтАЩs Manish Narwal clinched Gold Medal in the P4 mixed 50m Pistol SH1. He set a new World Record (WR) by finishing with 229.1 points, breaking the previous WR of SerbiaтАЩs Rastko Jokic (228.6).
  • Saudi Arabia and Yemen competed for the first time in a shooting Para sport World Cup.

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i.February 4, 2021, IndiaтАЩs 24-Member Indian Shooting Contingent topped the Medals Tally by bagging 11 Medals тАУ 4 Gold, 2 Silver & 5 Bronze Medals at the First Asian Online Shooting Championship organized by Kuwait Shooting Federation from January 29-30, 2021.

About International Paralympic Committee (IPC):

President – Andrew Parsons
Headquarters – Bonn, Germany