domingo, 29 de outubro de 2017

Fantastic Fernandez! The Spaniard sets a new World Record and takes the Gold

Final Trap Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

An outstanding performance signed by Spanish Alberto Fernandez closed the competition at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, where the 34-year-old crushed 48 clays and set a new Trap World Record. On the podium alongside him Daniele Resca of Italy took Silver, while Giovanni Cernogoraz of Croatia won the Bronze medal.

A tremendous shooting performance capped off the 2017 ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND), as Trap Men shooter Alberto Fernandez of Spain set a new World Record on his way to the ISSF crystal globe.

The Spanish 34-year-old hit 48 of his 50 targets, dominating his rivals with great self-confidence and only missing clay number 32 and number 50. Once the match was over, Fernandez was immediately greeted by his girlfriend Beatriz Martinez, also a Trap shooter, who previously won the ISSF World Cup Final title in the Trap Mixed Team event.

“To win this trophy and to set a new World Record in the same match is a fantastic feeling,” Fernandez said. “I want to dedicate this victory to my mother who was watching me from home. The pointed finger at the end of the final was for her, she told me I was going to win… I love her very much.”

With only ten targets left to hit, Fernandez defended himself from the potential comeback of Italy’s 31-year-old Daniele Resca, who also shot greatly and pocketed the Silver medal with 46 hits, missing the chance to add another title to the World Championship Gold he won in Moscow (RUS) last month.

The Bronze medal was awarded to Croatia’s Giovanni Cernogoraz, winner of the ISSF World Cup Final in Nicosia (CYP) in 2015 and in Rome (ITA) in 2016. The Croatian 34-year-old, Olympic Gold medalist at London 2012, pocketed the Bronze with 37 crushed targets out of 40.

33-year-old Antonio Bailon of Spain, holder of the previous World Record, concluded his match at the foot of the podium, placing in 4th position with 31 hits out of 35 clays.

Bailon was followed by the second Italian finalist, 47-year-old and four-time Olympic medalist Giovanni Pellielo, who took 5th place with 26 target hits out of 30, and by British 30-year-old Aaron Heading, who was the first shooter the leave the match and placed 6th with 22 hits out of 25 targets.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) took place at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range from October 23rd to October 30th. 160 athletes participated, representing 45 countries and piling up 195 starts.

The final will be streamed live on the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channel, on its official Facebook pageand on the Olympic Channel.

Live results of the competition, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.

RESULTS - Trap Men

1. FERNANDEZ Alberto

2. RESCA Daniele

3. CERNOGORAZ Giovanni

29.10.2017

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Keith Sanderson pockets United States’ second World Cup Final Gold

Final 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

Competing in his seventh ISSF World Cup Final, the American 42-year-old finally claimed the seasonal title, preceding France’s Silver medal winner Clement Bessaguet and Republic of Korea’s first-time participant Song Jong Ho, who took Bronze.

Ten years after participating in his first ISSF World Cup Final, and capping his seventh start in this competition in New Delhi (IND), United States’ Keith Sanderson finally climbed atop the podium, claiming his first ISSF crystal globe in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Gold.

Carrying the second highest qualification score, 42-year-old Sanderson shot consistently through the whole final match, nailing two perfect 5-hit series and taking the lead at the end of the fifth one, when he placed 1st alongside his Korean rival Song. Firing two consecutive 4-hit series, then, the experienced American finally managed to put some distance between himself and his closest opponent, France’s 26-year-old Clement Bessaguet, sealing the victory with 3 hits in the final one.

“In my first couple of World Cup Final starts I really had no idea what I was doing,” said Sanderson, whose Gold medal is the second one won by the United States in New Delhi. “Last year it was pretty bad to finish dead last in Bologna, but here, I prepared a lot for this competition, and I think that the outcome speak for itself… It feels great to finally win the title.”

“I retired from the US Army just a couple of weeks ago,” he added. “So I’ll be moving to Seattle and start a new job there. It’s going to be a bit complicated, so I won’t be competing anymore this year. But I’ll keep training of course.”

“I have some pretty good friends in the US Shotgun team,” concluded Sanderson, who was the only Rifle/Pistol shooter representing the United States at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. “I like to be around good athletes, and Team USA has some amazing Shotgun shooters!”

Sanderson’s finished with 33 hits, only one away from the current World Record, while after nailing the best qualification score, Bessaguet took Silver with 29.

Competing in his first career World Cup Final, Republic of Korea’s 27-year-old Song Jong Ho took Bronze with 24 hits.

Azerbaijan’s Ruslan Lunev took 4th place after losing a shoot-off against Song, finishing with 22 hits and barley missing his first career World Cup Final medal. Previously, the 28-year-old Azerbaijani shooter survived another tie-breaking shoot-off to avoid elimination in 5th place, besting Lao Jiajie of the People’s Republic of China, Gold medalist at this year’s World Cup stage in New Delhi.

The Chinese 27-year-old concluded his final with 17 hits.

Rio 2016 Olympic Gold medalist and World Cup Final title holder Christian Reitz of Germany was the first to leave the match, finishing 6th with 12 hits.

RESULTS - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men

1. SANDERSON Keith

2. BESSAGUET Clement

3. SONG Jong Ho

29.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

Alexis Raynaud of France secures his first World Cup Final Gold in New Delhi

Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

Standing on top of the table all along the final, the French 23-year-old won France’s second Gold medal of the competition, climbing atop a podium that also starred youngsters Filip Nepejchal of the Czech Republic and Istvan Peni of Hungary, who respectively took Silver and Bronze.

The 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men final sealed the Rifle/Pistol schedule at the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND), awarding Rio 2016 Silver medalist Alexis Raynaud of France with his first ISSF crystal globe.

The 23-year-old led the table for the whole final match, but failed to build a comfortable lead and distance his closes opponents: Czech Republic’s Istvan Peni and Hungary’s Istvan Peni.

Inching closer to the Elimination phase, Raynaud remained focused and extended the gap to 1.8-point at the end of the second standing series. There, the French shot four consistent shot, maintaining his lead and eventually capping the match with a fantastic 10.8 on his 45th and final one.

“I’m very happy! I was already happy to be here and be able to compete with the best shooters in the world,” said Raynaud. “That last 10.8 couldn’t come at a better time, when I saw it on the screen I finally relaxed. It’s been a great final, with many young shooters. I they are bringing a different approach to the sport, which is great.”

“My main focus for next year is the European and the World Championship,” he concluded.

The tight battle between 18-year-old Nepejchal and 20-year-old Peni finally crowned the Czech athlete, who took Silver with 458.5 points, while the Hungarian followed his younger rival in 3rd place with 449.1, adding a Bronze to the men’s 10m Air Rifle Gold he won four days earlier.

Placed just outside of the medal positions, Croatian 29-year-old Petar Gorsa took 4th place with 439.2 points, while Poland’s Tomasz Bartnik left after shot number 42 and finished 5th in his first World Cup Final participation, scoring 428.0 points.

The Polish 27-year-old preceded 45-year-old experienced Serbian shooter Stevan Pletikosic, who finished in 6th place and scored 414.3 points in his sixth World Cup Final appearance.

Two Chinese shooters left the match at the 40th-shot mark: the 2017 Junior World Champion Liu Yukun took 8th place with 404.3 points, while Hui Zicheng finishing in 7th with 405.6.

RESULTS - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men

1. RAYNAUD Alexis

2. NEPEJCHAL Filip

3. PENI Istvan

29.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

sábado, 28 de outubro de 2017

21-year-old Alessia Iezzi wins Italy’s second World Cup Final title

Final Trap Women

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

Competing against an extremely talented and decorated group of shooters, and also dealing with an index-finger injury, the young Italian shooter raised her first ever ISSF trophy in New Delhi, preceding Silver medal winner Fatima Galvez of Spain and Bronze medal winner Ray Bassil of Lebanon.

The Trap Women final at the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) saw a young, talented and reckless 21-year-old secure the first ISSF crystal globe of her career, as Italy’s Alessia Iezzi faced and beat a panel of shooters that included former ISSF World Champion Fatima Galvez (30) of Spain, Rio 2016 Gold medalist Catherine Skinner (27) of Australia and two-time Olympic medalist Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova (33) of Slovakia.

After entering the final with the second highest qualification score, Iezzi warmed up quickly, missing four total clays in her first three series and closing the first half of the match with 10 straight hits.

As her rivals started missing more, Iezzi kept shooting consistently, climbing up the table and entering the 10 final targets with a 1-hit advantage on Spanish shooter Fatima Galvez (30). There, with a decisive point in her hands, she missed the very last clay of the match, tying the score at 41 and thus extending the final.

In the following shoot-off, however, it was Galvez who surrendered first, missing her second additional target and letting Alessia Iezzi burst in joy.

“I still can’t believe it,” said the Italian. “I was going through some tough times with my shooting: even the other day, in the Trap Mixed Team event, I shot pretty badly, then I talked about with my coach and we laid out a plan for today… And it worked!”

“During the final I was in a lot of pain, but I tried not to think about it,” added Iezzi, who also had to deal with a painful index-finger injury she suffered during the qualification round, when the trigger of her gun caused a cut on her pad. “I tried not to think about anything, nor the blood or the score. So when I heard the sound of the miss it took me a moment to figure it out. It’s been the best feeling ever!”

For Galvez it’s the second World Cup Final medal after the Bronze won in Nicosia (CYP) in 2015.

Despite crushing 24 of her first 25 targets, Lebanon’s 29-year-old Ray Bassil finished in 3rd place, missing seven of the following 15 and concluding with 32 hits out of 40 targets.

The Gold medalist of this year’s World Cup stage in New Delhi almost stepped on the podium of the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range for a second time: Australia’s Penny Smith, indeed, placed in 4th position with 28 target hits out of 35, missing the podium by just 1 hit.

London 2012 Silver medalist Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova of Slovakia hit 24 out of 30 clays, missing her very last one and taking 5th place, while Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Catherine Skinner, also of Australia, left the match after 25 targets, finishing 6th with 18 hits.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) will conclude tomorrow with the three last finals: the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men, scheduled at 11:15 am (UTC+5:30); the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, scheduled at 1:00 pm; and the Trap Men, scheduled at 4:30 pm.

RESULTS - Trap Women

1. IEZZI Alessia

2. GALVEZ Fatima

3. BASSIL Ray

28.10.2017

PHOTOS - Final Trap Women

NEW DELHI - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Silver medalist Fatima GALVEZ of Spain, Gold medalist Alessia IEZZI of Italy and Bronze medalist Ray BASSIL of Lebanon pose with their medals after the Trap Women Final at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges during Day 5 of the ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun on October 28, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Nicolo Zangirolami)

28.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

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Jolyn Beer emerges from a thrilling match to claim her first ISSF trophy

Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

A tight battle between Beer, Croatia’s Snjezana Pejcic and People’s Republic of China’s Zhang Yiwen and Shi Mengyao finally crowned the German 23-year-old, who won the first ISSF World Cup Final title of her career. Pejcic took Silver, while Zhang finished 3rd.

An exciting and tight duel between non-other than four shooters ended with Germany’s Jolyn Beer winning the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions trophy in New Delhi (IND), where the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is currently hosting the 2017 ISSF World Cup final.

To claim her first career ISSF crystal globe, Beer prevailed over multi-decorated shooter Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia, who were on top of the table at the end of both the kneeling and the prone position.

A perfect 10.9 on shot 43 turned out to be crucial for Beer, who grabbed the lead and found herself sitting on a 0.9-point advantage on Pejcic with just one shot left to fire. There, the German 23-year-old nailed an almost perfect 10.8, finishing with 459.9 points and claiming the brightest medal.

“2016 was a great year for,” said Beer after the podium. “And this season I shot even a little bit better. It feels great to win this trophy, I wondered about it last night and now I can’t believe it… It’s amazing!”

“Now I’ll go back to my military duties, and by the end of the year I’ll shoot in some selection matches for next year’s European Championship,” she concluded. “I’ll also shoot in a couple of World Cup stages, to prepare at my best for the World Championship in Changwon.”

Hitting a bad 9.3 on her final shot, Pejcic concluded with 457.5 points, taking 2nd place and preceding People’s Republic of China Zhang Yiwen, whom she had just beaten in a shoot-off for the Bronze medal position. The Chinese 21-year-old then finished with 448.2 points.

After momentarily taking the lead with a remarkable 10.5 on her 41st shot, 19-year-old Shi Mengyao, also of the People’s Republic of China, nailed a disappointing 9.0-9.6 combination, sliding down and finishing in 4th place with 436.9 points.

Shi was followed the third Chinese final participant, 28-year-old Zhang Binbin, who took 5th place with 425.3 points, and by 26-year-old Denmark’s shooter Stine Nielsen, 6th with 414.3.

A second German finalist was eliminated after the 40th shot: 23-year-old Selina Gschwandtner, in fact, failed to find the right pace and took 8th place with 398.0 points, while Singapore’s Jasmine Ser Xiang Wei (27) concluded in 7th position with 402.5 points.

RESULTS - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women

1. BEER Jolyn

2. PEJCIC Snjezana

3. ZHANG Yiwen

28.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

sexta-feira, 27 de outubro de 2017

China’s Hu sets another record in New Delhi, bags his first World Cup Final trophy

Final Double Trap Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

The 39-year-old sealed his season with the new Double Trap Men World Record and his first ISSF World Cup Final trophy, adding it to the World Championship Bronze he won in Moscow last September. India’s first-time participant Sangram Dahiya won Silver, while Italy’s Davide Gasparini claimed the Bronze medal.

An almost-perfect performance sealed the most packed day of the schedule at the Dr. Karni Shooting Range in New Delhi (IND).

In the fourth final of the day, indeed, People’s Republic of China’s 39-year-old Hu Binyuan hit 79 out of 80 clays in the Double Trap Men final, securing the first ISSF crystal globe of his multi-decorated career and adding another achievement to the Bronze medal he claimed at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun in Moscow (RUS) last September.

Sailing towards the brightest medal with no hesitation, Hu put a relevant gap between him and his main rival, first-time World Cup Final participant Sangram Dahiya (27) of India, who eventually finished in 2nd place and collected the Silver medal with 76 hits.

Alongside Hu and Dahiya, the podium was completed by Italy’s Davide Gasparini: the 28-year-old took the second World Cup Final Bronze if his career, hitting 56 clays out of 60 and taking Italy’s tally in New Delhi to four total medals: one Gold, two Silvers and one Bronze.

Leader of the World Ranking and two-time World Cup medalist this year, Ankur Mittal (25) of India finished in 4th position, crushing 45 out of 50 targets in his World Cup Final debut.

Mittal was followed by 32-year-old Khaled Alkaabi of the United Arab Emirates, who took 5th place with 35 hits, and by British talent James Dedman, the World Championship Junior Gold medalist in Moscow (RUS) last September. The 19-year-old shooter, who also won a World Cup Bronze in New Delhi this year, finished with 24 hits out of 30 clays and placed 6th.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) will continue tomorrow with two more finals: the50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, scheduled at 12:00 pm (UTC+5:30); and the Trap Women, scheduled at 3:30 pm.

Live results of the competition, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.

RESULTS - Double Trap Men

1. HU Binyuan

2. DAHIYA Sangram

3. GASPARINI Davide

27.10.2017

PHOTOS - Final Double Trap Men

NEW DELHI - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Silver medalist Sangram DAHIYA (IND), Gold medalist Binyuan HU (CHN) and Bronze medalist Davide GASPARINI (ITA) pose with their medals after the Double Trap Men Final at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges during Day 4 of the ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun on October 27, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Nicolo Zangirolami)

27.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Webste

20-year-old Kim bests world number one Zhang to climb atop the podium in New Delhi

Final 25m Pistol Women

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

At the end of an intense final, Republic of Korea’s Kim Minjung secured the ISSF World Cup Final trophy in the 25m Pistol Women event, the first of her young career. On the podium, she preceded World Ranking leader Zhang Jingjing of the People’s Republic of China and Serbia’s Zorana Arunovic, who respectively took Silver and Bronze.

The 25m Pistol Women seasonal title was awarded to Republic of Korea’s 20-year-old Kim Minjung, who collected the first ISSF crystal globe of her career at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi (IND).

Kim battled through the whole final with the current leader of the World Ranking in this event, People’s Republic of China Zhang Jingjing, who held the top position from the first to the second-to-last series, but finished tied with Kim at the end of the 10th one. There, with both shooters at 34 total hits, a shoot-off for the Gold medal was needed: the fifth and most important of the match.

In the most crucial moment of the final, Kim shot perfectly, nailing a 5-hit series and taking the Gold medal and the title, while Zhang hit 3 and finished in 2nd place. For the Chinese 28-year-old it’s the fourth World Cup Final medal after two Golds and a Bronze.

At the end of the ninth series both Kim and Zhang were tied at 30 hits with Serbia’s 30-year-old Zorana Arunovic, who then lost the following three-way shoot-off and pocketed the Bronze medal. Also for Arunovic it’s the fourth medal in this competition, the second one in this event after the Silver won in Munich (GER) in 2013.

Switzerland’s 48-year-old Heidi Diethelm Gerber finished just outside of the medal positions, taking 4th place with 24 hits, while Belarus’ 36-year-old Viktoria Chaika took 5th position, scoring 19 hits and previously surviving a shoot-off against Germany’s 21-year-old Michelle Skeries, who competed here in her first World Cup Final and left the match in 6th place with 16.

2016 Olympic and World Cup Final Gold medalist Anna Korakaki took 8th place with 9 hits after losing a shoot-off against her Chinese rival Lin Yuemei. The 21-year-old Greek shooter also had to deal with a technical malfunction that costed her a penalty of 2 hits.

At the end of the following series, 23-year-old Lin left the match in 7th position with the final score of 12 hits.

RESULTS - 25m Pistol Women

1. KIM Minjung

2. ZHANG Jingjing

3. ARUNOVIC Zorana

27.10.2017

PHOTOS - Final 25m Pistol Women

NEW DELHI - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Silver medalist Jingjing ZHANG of the Peoples Republic of China, Gold medalist Minjung KIM of the Republic of Korea and Bronze medalist Zorana ARUNOVIC of Serbia pose with their medals after the 25m Pistol Women Final at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges during Day 4 of the ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun on October 27, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Nicolo Zangirolami)

27.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

Damir Mikec adds another Gold to Serbia’s medal count at the World Cup Final

Final 50m Pistol Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

Prevailing at the end of a thrilling duel with Ukraine’s Oleh Omelchuk, 33-year-old Damir Mikec collected Serbia’s fourth medal in New Delhi, rocketing his country at the top of the provisional medal standings. Home favorite Amanpreet Singh of India completed the podium alongside Mikec and Omelchuk, taking Bronze.

An exciting duel characterized the men’s 50m Pistol final match at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi (IND), where Serbia’s Damir Mikec and Ukraine’s Oleh Omelchuk battled head-to-head to claim the ISSF crystal globe.

Separated from the rest of the contenders early in the final, the two experienced athletes swapped places more than once during the match, entering the last and decisive series with a 0.1-point gap in Omelchuk’s favor. There, Mikec fired a consistent 9.8-9.9 combination, which turned out to be enough to best the 9.4-8.8 nailed by Omelchuk.

Finishing with 229.3 points, Mikec won his first World Cup Final trophy in the 50m Pistol Men event, the second overall after the Air Pistol one claimed in Bologna (ITA) in 2016. Omelchuk, instead, scored 228.0 points and added a Silver to the Bronze he won 24 hours ago in the men’s 10m Air Pistol event.

The Bronze medal was awarded to India’s Amanpreet Singh, Silver medalist at this year’s World Cup stage in New Delhi. The Indian 29-year-old shooter placed 3rd with 202.2 points.

Singh was followed by 44-year-old Yusuf Dikec of Turkey and by the second Serbian finalist Dimitrije Grgic (33), who respectively finished in 4th place with 185.3 points and in 5th with 166.2.

The bottom positions was taken by Vahid Golkhandan (34) of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who concluded in 6th position with 142.0 points, and by India’s second final participant Jitu Rai (30), who placed 7th with 123.2. At this year’s World Cup Stage in New Delhi, they both finished on the podium with Singh, as Rai won Gold and Golkhandan secured Silver.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) will continue tomorrow with two more finals: the50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, scheduled at 12:00 pm (UTC+5:30); and the Trap Women, scheduled at 3:30 pm.

RESULTS - 50m Pistol Men

1. MIKEC Damir

2. OMELCHUK Oleh

3. SINGH Amanpreet

27.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

Torben Grimmel sets a new World Record on his way to the World Cup Final trophy

Final 50m Rifle Prone Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

The Danish shooter scored 250.6 points in the men’s 50m Rifle Prone final, pocketing his second ISSF crystal globe and besting Germany’s Henri Junghaenel and Republic of Korea’s Kim Jonghyun, who respectively placed 2nd and 3rd.

Fourteen years later, Torben Grimmel climbs back on top the ISSF World Cup Final podium, winning his second seasonal title and setting a new World Record.

Participating in his 10th World Cup Final the Danish 41-year-old shooter held the lead for the most part of the final, shooting consistently and missing the 10th ring only once in the whole match. He finished with 250.6 points, 0.7 above the previous record set in the very same range, last February.

Also scoring above the previous World Record, Germany’s current Olympic Champion Henri Junghaenel (32) took Silver with 250.1 points.

Olympic Silver medalist Kim Jonghyun of the Republic of Korea also climbed on the podium, taking Bronze medal with 228.7 points. It was Kim’s first ever participation in this competition, as he won his first World Cup medal at this year’s World Cup stage in Munich (GER), where he secured the Gold.

Missing the podium at his third World Cup Final start, Belarus’ 33-year-old Yuri Shcherbatsevich took 4th place with 207.1 points.

The Belarusian athlete was followed by Austria’s 27-year-old Thomas Mathis, Bronze medalist at this year’s World Cup stage in Munich, who placed 5th with 186.1 points in his second World Cup Final participation, and by Belgium’s 36-year-old Lionel Cox, also a World Cup Bronze medal winner this year in Gabala (AZE), who took 6th place with 164.3 points.

At the bottom of the table, Japanese shooter Yamashita Toshikazu (40), holder of the previous World Record, took 7th place with 143.4 points, while Norway’s 40-year-old Stian Bogar finished in 8th position with 122.0.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) will continue today with the 25m Pistol Women, scheduled at 12:30 pm (UTC+5:30); the 50m Pistol Men, scheduled at 2:00 pm; and the Double Trap Men, scheduled at 4:30 pm.

All finals will be streamed live on the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channel, on its official Facebook page and on the Olympic Channel.

Live results of the competition, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.