Heena Sidhu Misses Pistol Final by a Point as Munich Shooting World Cup Draws to a Close

New Delhi, May 25, 2016: Heena Sidhu shot well for a 384 out of 400 in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol qualification round, missing out on a finals berth by a point on the concluding day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) held at Munich’s Olympic Shooting Centre. Heena finished 12th out of 104 shooters in the eventual standings but will be pleased at having shot a high score ahead of the all-important Olympics. The eighth finalist from Serbia who eventually won the Gold, made it through with a score of 385 and had less inner 10s than Heena.

Shweta Singh and Shri NivethaParamanantham, the other Indians in the event shot scores of 378 and 377 to finish 47th and 52nd respectively. Serbia’s BobanaVelickovic won the Gold medal in the event, while Sonia Franquet of Spain won the Silver. China’s Mengxue Zhang won the Bronze medal.

In the other event of the day Chain Singh in the Men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions, shot 1170 in qualification to finish in 38th spot. Chain had shot a 1174 a day earlier in his elimination relay in the same event. Former Olympic Champion Matthew Emmons of the USA bagged the Gold in the event, while Serbia’s Milenko Sebic won the Silver and Gernot Rumpler of Austria won the Bronze.

The ISSF World Cup stages next move to San Marino for the third leg of the Shotgun World Cup. India has won two medals in World Cups this year so far. China stamped their authority in the sport of Shooting once again heading the Munich medals tally with three Golds for a total of seven medals.