Competing in his first major international event in over a year and a half, former world number one Saurabh Chaudhary finished 30th in the men’s 10m air pistol event on day one of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Rio de Janeiro.
The multiple time World Cup gold medallist Saurabh, whose last senior ISSF event was in Cairo in February-March in 2022, shot 572 in the 60-shot qualification round to finish 30th as he failed to advance to the final. Sagar Dangi finished sixth in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol, day one of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage. The 21-year-old shot 157.4 in the final and was the lone Indian to make it to the top eight stage. Italian Federico Maldini won gold in the event. A 16-member Indian team is taking part in the Rio World Cup in as many as seven Olympic events. The other gold of the day went to Armenia in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol, where India had no representative. Sagar shot 581 in the 60-shot qualification round to finish second in the 62-strong field. Among the other Indians vying for medals, Shravan Kumar shot 576 to finish 15th while Saurabh Chaudhary shot 572 to take the 30th spot. Kedarling Uchaganve, competing for ranking points only, shot 576.
