Shooters strike it rich in Hannover
India’s top rifle shooters, including Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, warmed up in style for the upcoming World Cup by bagging a rich haul of three gold and two bronze medals at the International Shooting Competition of Hannover in Germany.
The tournament featured more than 1,000 shooters from around the world.
Beijing Olympics gold medallist Bindra won both the individual and team gold in the 10m air rifle event, while upcoming talent Chain Singh added the 50m men’s rifle prone yellow metal to his 10m air rifle team gold, which he won alongside Bindra and London Olympics bronze medallist Gagan Narang.
Narang also took the bronze in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event.
Rising rifle shooter Apurvi Chandela, who recently helped India bag an Olympic quota place in Korea, too claimed a bronze medal in the women’s air rifle event.
All the medal winners will be seen in action next week at Fort Benning for the ISSF Rifle/ Pistol World Cup and would aim to bag Rio Olympic quota places for the country.