Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
Sports

Sarabjot Singh Wins India's Ninth Gold At ISSF Junior World Cup

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Jul, 2019 08:30 PM

    Extending India's domination at the ISSF Junior World Cup, Sarabjot Singh shot a 239.6 to bag the men's 10m air pistol gold, country's ninth yellow metal at the event in Suhl, Germany on Thursday.


    Sarabjot's effort meant that India won a medal each in both the men's and women's 10m air pistol events with 14-year-old Esha Singh winning a silver in the women's event on Wednesday.


    After six days of top class shooting and with one more day to go, India remain on top of the medal standings with nine gold, nine silver and four bronze for a total of 22 medals.


    China, who are giving India a stiff fight, are lying second with seven gold, seven silver and six bronze for a total of 20 medals.


    Sarabjot, who had earlier in the year struck gold in the same event at the Asian Championships in Taoyuan, was the only Indian to qualify for the final with a score of 575, finishing fifth in the qualification round.


    In the eight-man final, which followed, 17-year-old Sarabjit had a sedate start. He was initially third and fourth before picking up pace from the seventh shot of the 24-shot final.


    He had stiff competition from his Chinese opponents as he shot a mediocre 8.4 in his 19th shot, which narrowed down his lead.


    Sarabjot, however, finished strong to win by almost two points in the end. China won the silver and bronze medals.

    MORE Sports ARTICLES

    Ready To Roar For My Next Fight: P.V. Sindhu

    Ready To Roar For My Next Fight: P.V. Sindhu
    On the back of her gruelling final match at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG), ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu says no loss is ever enough to stop her from believing in herself, and she is once again ready to roar.

    Ready To Roar For My Next Fight: P.V. Sindhu

    Manika Batra Hopes To Be Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu Of Table Tennis

    Manika Batra Hopes To Be Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu Of Table Tennis
    Manika Batra bagged medals in all four events on offer including an unprecedented gold in the women's singles and team championship.

    Manika Batra Hopes To Be Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu Of Table Tennis

    Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India’s Youngest Gold Medallist

    Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India’s Youngest Gold Medallist
    Inside the shooting range, his confidence rivals a seasoned campaigner but the moment Anish Bhanwala steps out of it, he becomes the average 15-year-old worried about his maths exam.

    Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India’s Youngest Gold Medallist

    Dangal Repeat: Dad Mahavir Phogat Misses Daughter Babita’s Final CWG 2018 Bout

    Dangal Repeat: Dad Mahavir Phogat Misses Daughter Babita’s Final CWG 2018 Bout
    The legendary coach, whose life story has achieved cult status owing to the success of ‘Dangal’, was here to watch defending gold-medallist Babita compete in the 53kg category.

    Dangal Repeat: Dad Mahavir Phogat Misses Daughter Babita’s Final CWG 2018 Bout

    Srikanth Kidambi First Indian Male Shuttler To Become World No. 1

    Srikanth Kidambi First Indian Male Shuttler To Become World No. 1
    Kidambi Srikanth has became the first Indian male shuttler to achieve the world number one ranking in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) chart released on Thursday.

    Srikanth Kidambi First Indian Male Shuttler To Become World No. 1

    Sushil Kumar Dedicates His CWG Gold Medal To Children Killed In Kangra Accident

    Sushil Kumar Dedicates His CWG Gold Medal To Children Killed In Kangra Accident
    Wrestler Sushil Kumar on Thursday dedicated his gold medal, which he won in the Commonwealth Games today, to the children who died in the accident in Himachal Pradesh.

    Sushil Kumar Dedicates His CWG Gold Medal To Children Killed In Kangra Accident