Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar 
Sports

Aishwary wins silver in ISSF World Championships

Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions after equalling the world record in the event's qualification at the ISSF World Championship here on Tuesday.

Cairo | Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions after equalling the world record in the event's qualification at the ISSF World Championship here on Tuesday.

Aishwary shot 466.9 to finish second in the competition behind China's Yukun Liu (467.1) and ahead of France's Romain Aufrere (454.8).

Niraj Kumar, the other Indian in the final, shot 432.6 to end in fifth place.

Earlier in the day, the 24-year-old Aishwary equalled the world record to qualify for the final of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event in the prestigious tournament.

Aishwary shot 597-40x in qualification to match the world record mark, while compatriot Niraj also advanced to the final with a score of 592.

Also Read

Exit Polls predict big win for NDA in Bihar, disappointing debut for PK's Jan Suraaj

Red Fort blast: Pulwama doctor was driving car, had links to terror module

Delhi blast probe handed over to NIA; Shah instructs to 'hunt down each and every culprit'

12 killed, 36 injured in suicide blast outside court in Pakistan's capital

Record 69 per cent turnout caps Bihar’s high-stakes polls