India swept the women’s 25m pistol event with Chinky Yadav winning gold after Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar’s historic top finish in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final of the ISSF World Cup here on Wednesday.
At 20, Tomar became the youngest Indian ever to win gold in this event when he shot 462.5 to claim the top prize ahead of Hungary’s world No.1 Istvan Peni (461.6) and Denmark’s Steffen Olsen (450.9).
Yadav then upstaged the experienced Rahi Sarnobat and the fancied Manu Bhaker to win gold in a 1-2-3 finish for India. The country’s overall tally swelled to 19 with nine gold, five silver and as many bronze medals.
The 23-year-old Yadav prevailed over Sarnobat 4-3 in a shoot-off after their scores were tied at 32. Bhaker shot 28 to settle for the bronze medal, leaving her two compatriots to fight for the top prize.
