Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Changwon

Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched a gold medal at the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Changwon on Saturday.

He defeated Hungary’s Zalan Peklar 16-12 for the finish at the top of the podium, having also finished at the top in the qualification round with a score of 593.

Istvan Peni, also from Hungary, finished third in the final.

In the ranking round, Tomar shot perfect rounds in the first two Kneeling and Prone positions and lost all of his seven points in the final standing position. Another Indian – Chain Singh – finished seventh in the final event.