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2022 Para World Cup: Pistol shooter Jakhar wins gold

Source: PTI
August 19, 2022 00:19 IST
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IMAGE: Rahul Jakhar emerged victorious in a shoot-off to win the gold medal in the P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 event at the 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup. Photograph: Rahul Jakhar/Twitter

Pistol shooter Rahul Jakhar held his nerves to emerge victorious in a shoot-off as India opened their campaign at the 2022 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup on a resounding note by clinching three medals, in Changwon, South Korea, on Thursday.

 

Jakhar, who qualified in the second spot with a score of 574-14x, held off a determined Kim Jungam in the shoot-off (3+3+2: 3+3+0) to win the P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 finals.

Trailing Jungam throughout the final, the 36-year-old Indian kept his calm to equal the scores 20-all in the last series of the elimination round.

"It was an amazing final. I am very happy to win the gold despite facing two malfunctions. It was a good experience before the all-important World Championships in November," Jakhar told the Paralympic Committee of India.

Pooja Agarwal claimed a bronze with 14 points.

Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara won silver competing with a new wheelchair and new rifle.

Represented by 14 shooters, India are one of the strongest teams at the Changwon 2022 World Cup.

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