Indian shooters win gold in 10 meter air pistol mixed team event in France

Manish Narwal and Rubina Francis won the 10m P6 air pistol mixed team event to clinch India’s third gold medal at the ongoing World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Chateauroux, France on Wednesday.

Narwal and Francis, who aggregated a world record qualifying score of 565 to enter the final at the top position, defeated Chinese pair of Yang Chao and Min Li 17-11 in the title clash. The Indian pair totalled 274.3. The Indian duo has also created a new world record in the qualification stage with a score of 565 to enter the final at the top position. Earlier, Avani Lekhara has bagged the gold in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1.