Rhythm Sangwan shot 595 in 25-metre sports pistol to beat a long-standing world record, but a medal eluded her grasp in the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday.
The previous world record of 594, shot first in 1994, was shared by three, Diana Iorgova, Luna Tao and Doreen Vennekamp.
The 19-year-old Rhythm, who had earlier won the air pistol bronze, had a bad start in the final, when she failed to score a point with the first five shots. It was an anti-climax after she had shot 299 out of 300 in the rapid fire section.
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It was hard to recover, and Rhythm was the first to be eliminated among the eight, pipped by one point, by the former World and Olympic champion Olena Kostevych.
The Chinese added one more gold medal as Feng Sixuan beat Haniyeh Rostamiyan of Iran 38-33. Interestingly, Doreen, who had equalled the world record of 594 in the World Cup in Bhopal earlier this season, climbed to the bronze medal.
In the men’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar shot 586 and missed the final by one point. Another World Cup gold medallist like Aishwary, Akhil Sheoran shot 585 for the 15th spot. Olympic quota winner Swapnil Kusale shot 583 and placed 26th.
India stayed second on the medals table with one gold, two silver and a bronze. China was on top with three gold, a silver and two bronze.
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