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Udhayveer Sidhu wins air pistol gold at ISSF World Cup in Cairo
The 24-year-old edged Germany's Christian Reitz by half a point in the men's 10m air pistol final for his first senior World Cup gold, in his debut in the event.
Key points
- Udhayveer Sidhu won men's 10m air pistol gold with 240.6, ahead of Christian Reitz on 240.1.
- It was his first senior ISSF World Cup gold, in his first outing in the event.
- Paris bronze medallist Sarabjot Singh finished 31st in qualifying.
Udhayveer Sidhu won the men’s 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup (rifle and pistol) in Cairo on Sunday, beating Germany’s Christian Reitz by half a point in a tight final.
The 24-year-old scored 240.6 to Reitz’s 240.1. Italy’s Paolo Monna took bronze with 219.8.
It was Udhayveer’s first senior ISSF World Cup gold, and it came on his debut in the event. He had qualified for the eight-man final in fourth place with 585-19x.
A twin’s breakthrough
Udhayveer is the twin brother of Vijayveer Sidhu, who finished ninth at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Jonathan Gavin Antony finished second in qualifying, but he was shooting for ranking points only and could not take a place in the final.
Others miss out
Two other Indians fell short of the final. Ajendra Singh Chauhan finished 14th in qualifying, and Sarabjot Singh, who won bronze at the Paris Olympics, was 31st.
India have sent 24 shooters to the rifle and pistol World Cup, which runs until 15 October. Vijayveer is among them, in the 25m rapid fire pistol alongside Suraj Sharma and Ankur Goel, and Swapnil Kusale is entered in the men’s 50m rifle three positions. The women’s pistol squad includes Palak, Muskan and Surbhi Rao in the 10m air pistol and Rhythm Sangwan, Chinki Yadav and Divya TS in the 25m sports pistol.