ISSF World Championships: India Clinch Top Spot In Women's 50m Pistol; Finish With Six Gold Medals

26.08.2023 - 06:27 sports.ndtv.com

Tiyana, Sakshi Suryavanshi and Kirandeep Kaur combined to clinch gold in the Women's 50M Pistol in Baku (Azerbaijan) on Friday as India finished the 2023 ISSF World Championships with six gold and eight bronze medals in total.

Hence, India finished the event with 14 medals, second behind China. India also ensured four Paris Olympic quotas from the tournament.

In the team event, the Indian trio grossed 1,573 points to secure gold while China finished second with 1,567, and Mongolia was third with 1,566 Later, Tiyana also won a bronze in the individual Women's 50M Pistol event.

Tiyana shot 533 during the individual competition. Sakshi shot 531 for the fifth place and Kirandeep finished 11th while shooting 509.

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