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Indian shooting ace Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event, opening the country's account in the year's first ISSF World Cup in Cairo on Tuesday. The Asian Games gold medallist shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish ahead of Germany's Michael Schwald (6).
Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has banned shooters from Russia and Belarus from all its events owing to the invasion of Ukraine that has triggered global outrage. The decision came even as a World Cup takes place in Cairo, Egypt, where Russian shooters were competing till Tuesday. The statement from ISSF now indicates that they may no longer be able to continue in the event. "Following the respective decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board and a meeting with the IOC President, the ISSF decided that athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus will not be allowed to take part in ISSF Championships," the ISSF said. "This decision entered into force at 16.00 CET (8.30pm IST) on March 1, 2022 and is valid until upon further notice," it added. Incidentally, the ISSF is currently headed by a Russian duo -- billionaire president Vladimir Lisin, who is one of the richest men in Russia, and secretary general Alexander Ratner. The move is in line with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) directive to push dozens of sports governing bodies to exclude Russian athletes and officials from international events.
Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event, opening the country's account in the year's first ISSF World Cup on Tuesday. Esha Singh bagged the second medal for the country after she won a silver in the women's 10m air pistol event. After winning multiple ISSF medals in the junior ranks for a few years, this was Esha's first medal in the India senior colours. India now top the medals tally with one gold and one silver in its kitty. The Asian Games gold medallist Chaudhary shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish ahead of Germany's Michael Schwald (6).
Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event, opening the country's account in the year's first ISSF World Cup on Tuesday. The Asian Games gold medallist shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish ahead of Germany's Michael Schwald (6). The bronze in the event was bagged by Artem Chernousov of Russia, whose country's flag was removed owing to its involvement in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
ISSF World Cup on a quiet note as none of the three participants in the men's 10m air rifle made it to the semi-finals on Sunday. Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil shot 628.5 in the 60-shot qualification stage to be placed 11th among 103 competitors.
Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) announced to move the European Championship out of Russia after the latter’s invasion of Ukraine. The ISSF is headed by Russia's Vladimir Lisin. The European Championships (25m, 50m, 300m and shotgun) was scheduled in Moscow in August.
Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), headed by Russia’s Vladimir Lisin considering the tense political situation between Russia and Ukraine, announced to move the European Championship out of Russia. The European Championships (25m, 50m 300m and shotgun) was scheduled to be held in Moscow in Ignatovo, Moscow region, in August. The ISSF will look for a new country to host the event.
ISSF World Cup (rifle/pistol) and the first since the Tokyo Olympics, competitions for which will begin from Monday. The event will start with the men's 10m air rifle qualification relays and end on March 7, with the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team competition. India has a lot of new faces from the squad which represented the country in their previous assignment -- the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.