ISSF World Cup: Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Mane clinch second gold for India; Palak, Shiva sign off with bronze

Changwon: The duo of Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Mane bagged India’s second gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup on Wednesday. In the 10m Air Pistol mixed event, the Indian pair of Palak and Shiva Narwal bagged bronze after clinching the third place play-off. The in-form duo of Mehuli and Shahu outsmarted the Hungarian pair of Eszter Meszaros and Istvan Pen 17-9in an evenly poised match-up. The third and fourth place went to shooters from Israel and Czech Republic respectively. This is Shahu’s maiden gold for India at the senior level while Mehuli bagged her second yellow metal, having won her first at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu.

Second gold 🥇 for #India as @GhoshMehuli & @ShahuMane2 win the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition beating Hungary 17-9 in the final. Palak & Shiva Narwal also win 🥉 in the Pistol Mixed Team beating Kazakhstan 16-0 in their bronze medal encounter. Congratulations! @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/cc49WzlADf

— NRAI (@OfficialNRAI) July 13, 2022

In the mixed Air Pistol event, Palak and Shiva thrashed Kazakhstan’s Irina Loktionova and Valeriy Rakhimzhan 16-0, in what turned out to be a one-sided clash. With the impressive results on Wednesday, India have now climbed up to the second position behind leaders Serbia, with two gold and 1 bronze medal. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.