Cairo: India’s junior women’s 10m air pistol team comprising Esha Singh, Shikha Narwal and Varsha Singh won Gold medal at the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Championship 2022 in Cairo, Egypt yesterday. The Indian women beat China’s Zhao Nan, Wang Siyu and Shen Yiyao by a 16-6 scoreline in the gold medal match to clinch top podium finish.
This was India’s sixth gold medal at
the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Championship 2022, two of which have come in the senior competitions while the remaining four were won by junior shooters. India are currently second on the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Championship 2022 medals tally with 15 medals - six gold, three silver and six bronze. China top the list with 32 medals, which include 17 golds.