Talented shooter Suruchi Singh came up with yet another commanding performance to clinch the women’s 10m air pistol gold, while compatriot Sainyam took the silver as India made a big splash on the opening day of the season-ending ISSF World Cup Final, in Doha Saturday.

World champion in men’s 10m air pistol, Samrat Rana came agonisingly close to a top-podium finish before settling for bronze, while country-mate Varun Tomar ended up fourth after a promising start on an eventful day.

After a disappointing outing by the 10m rifle exponents earlier during the day, Suruchi lit up the day by firing a superb 245.1 in the final on her way to the top podium finish, while former junior world champion Sainyam made it a gold-silver finish for the country with a score of 243.3.

“After the second ser

See Full Page