Peter matthew fiori

Air Rifle Mixed Team: The Indian pair of Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta delivered a commanding performance to defeat China’s Zifei Wang and Lihao Sheng 17-7, clinching the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event at the ISSF World Cup on Saturday.

Norway’s Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Jon-Hermann Hegg claimed the bronze medal after a narrow 16-14 win over the USA’s Sagen Maddalena and Peter Matthew Fiori.

The Indian shooters rose to the occasion with superb form in the final, leaving no room for the Chinese duo to mount a challenge. Borse and Babuta had earlier secured their spot in the gold medal match with a qualification score of 635.2, narrowly trailing Wang and Sheng’s 635.9 – a mark that also stands as the world record in qualifications.