ISSF World Cup 2019: Indian Shooter Abhishek Verma Clinches Gold Medal in 10m Air Pistol Event (Watch Video)

On Friday, 17-year-old Divyansh Singh Panwar had secured an Olympic quota by winning a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle event at the ongoing tournament.

Saurabh Chaudhary of India (C), Matsuda Tomoyuki (L) of Japan and Abhishek Verma of India pose for photo during the awarding ceremony of the men's 10m Air Pistol final at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia. (Photo Credits: IANS)

Beijing, April 27: Indian shooter Abhishek Verma won the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here on Saturday. Verma, 29, appearing only in his second ISSF World Cup, shot 242.7 in the finals of the event to claim the top honours. Russia's Artem Chernousov clinched the silver medal with a score of 240.4 while Korea's Han Seungwoo secured bronze with a score of 220.0. With this gold, the 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist also secured a fifth quota for India in shooting for the 2020 Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo. ISSF World Cup 2019: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary Clinch Gold In 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event; Beat Jiang Ranxin, Pang Wei of China in the Final.

ISSF WC Rifle/Pistol Beijing, China 2019 Final 10m Air Pistol Men:

On Friday, 17-year-old Divyansh Singh Panwar had secured an Olympic quota by winning a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle event at the ongoing tournament. Earlier, Saurabh Choudhary had also clinched the Olympic quota in the 10 m Air Pistol event. In women's, Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela had earlier secured an Olympic quota in the 10m Air Rifle event.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 27, 2019 03:40 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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