Standard Pistol Event at the World Shooting Championships
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New Delhi, 16th September 2014: The Indian contingent at the 51st ISSF World Shooting Championships being held in Granada, Spain, had something to cheer about on day nine of competition, as Pistol shooter Pardeep struck bronze in the 25M Standard Pistol event for Junior Men. Pardeep, who also helped the three man Indian team to finish 4th overall, ended with a score of 561 in the competition stage, to settle for third position behind Dario Di Martino of Italy. Both Dario and Pardeep finished with identical scores. The Italian however, edged out Pardeep by a point in the shoot-off for second and third positions. Alexander Chichkov of the USA won the gold with a score of 563.
This is the Indian squad’s second medal in the competition after Jitu Rai’s silver in the Men’s 50M Pistol event.
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