Suruchi pips Manu for the gold; Saurabh wins bronze

Champion Suruchi Singh, flanked by silver medallist Manu Bhaker, left, and Yao Qianxun after her triumph in the 10m air pistol event at the World Cup in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday.
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Suruchi Singh continued to assert her class as she won her second successive air pistol gold in the shooting World Cup in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday.

Fresh from her maiden World Cup gold last week in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the 18-year-old Suruchi beat double Olympic medallist, compatriot Manu Bhaker by 1.3 point for the gold, after shooting an impressive 582 in qualification. Qualification topper Yao Qianxun of China took bronze.

Suruchi had been phenomenal in the last National championship in December, sweeping the gold medals in the women’s, junior and youth sections.

India was on top of the medals table ahead of China, as Saurabh Chaudhary had earlier won the men’s air pistol bronze behind Hu Kai of China and Felipe Wu of Brazil. Varun Tomar placed fourth.

The results:

10m air pistol: 1. Hu Kai (Chn) 246.4 (586); 2. Felipe Wu (Bra) 241.0 (578); 3. Saurabh Chaudhary 219.1 (578); 4. Varun Tomar 198.1 (576); 12. Ravinder Singh 574; RPO: Aakash Bhardwaj 583; Amit Sharma 573.

Women: 1. Suruchi Singh 243.6 (582); 2. Manu Bhaker 242.3 (578); 3. Yao Qianxun (Chn) 219.5 (586); 15. Sainyam 571; RPO: Surbhi Rao 577; Simranpreet Kaur Brar 576.