ISSF Shooting World Cup: Jitu Rai clinches gold, Amanpreet Singh wins silver medal in 50m pistol event

Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai continued his good shooting form as he clinched Gold in the 50-metre event at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup being held in New Delhi.

It was a double bonanza for Indian fans as another Indian shooter Amanpreet Singh bagged the silver medal in the same event.Rai shot a world record score of 230.1 to bag the numero uno spot. India’s Amanpreet Singh had to settle for silver with a score of 226.9.

ISSF World Cup: Jeetu Rai wins gold medal & Amanpreet Singh wins silver medal in 50m pistol event pic.twitter.com/LJkQuuH5e4

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The army marksman Jitu Rai has been in tremendous form all through the event as he had won a bronze in the 10 metre Air Pistol event and earned a podium place with Heena Sidhu in the mixed team event.