ISSF World Cup 2022: Saurabh Chaudhary bags gold in 10m air pistol

Saurabh Chaudhary has won gold in the 2022 ISSF World Cup 10m air pistol event. He shot 16 compared to the second-placed Michael Schwald's six.

India has bagged the first gold of the ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo. Saurabh Chaudhary has won the same in the 10m air pistol event, as India has opened its account in the tournament this year with its first medal. He shot 16, while the second-placed Michael Schwald of Germany shot six to bag the silver medal.

Artem Chernousov of Russia claimed the bronze medal, while he had to compete without his national flag, removed due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The 19-year-old Chaudhary is an Asian Games and World Championship gold medalist, as he has 14 golds, six silvers and three bronze in his career to date. He had finished third in the qualifiers, with 584 points and made it to the main round by finishing in the top eight in the playoffs stage.

Chaudhary topped in the final relay stage, scoring 38, as he entered the medal round that was contested by four, where he again topped with a score of 42.5. In the meantime, Esha Singh, Shri Nivetha and Ruchita Vinerkar are the ones who would be representing the nation in the women's class of the same event.