ISSF World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in 10m Air Pistol Event

Saurabh Chaudhary, the 17-year-old sensation, made the country proud once as he won the gold medal in 10m Air Pistol Event at the ISS Shooting World Cup in Munich on Monday. He also holds the World record in 10m Air Pistol category for both senior and junior level.

This is his second gold medal win this year after he had secured the Olympic quota in New Delhi earlier this year.

The 17-year-old had made it to the final of the men’s 10m air pistol final with former world No 1 Shahzar Rizvi. Indian have already won the maximum of two Olympic quotas in this event. In qualifying, Chaudhary finished second with a total score of 586 (25 inner 10s) while Rizvi qualified on sixth place with a score of 583 (24 inner 10s.)