World University champion Vinita Bhardwaj was in irresistible form as she topped a strong field in winning the gold in women’s air rifle in the H&N Cup international shooting championship here in Germany.
Vinita shot 251.0 in the final and beat the qualification topper Isabella Straub of Germany by 0.8 point for the gold. Vinita had qualified in the second place with an impressive 630.1, while Isabella had shot 1.5 point more.
World Championship silver medallist Anjum Moudgil shot 627.8 for the 14th spot, while Shriyanka Sadangi had 627.4 for the 23rd place.
Consistent fare
In the second match, Vinita Bhardwaj (627.4) and Shriyanka Sadangi (627.7) missed the final in air rifle, but former world-record holder Heena Sidhu had consistent fare in women’s air pistol, as she won the bronze and placed fourth in two matches.
In men’s air pistol, world-record holder Shahzar Rizvi, who had won a gold and a silver in World Cups last year, shot 576 and placed 28th.
The results: Women’s air rifle: 1. Vinita Bhardwaj 251.0 (630.1); 2. Isabella Straub (Ger) 250.2 (632.6); 3. Alison Weisz (US) 228.9 (629.8); 14. Anjum Moudgil 627.8; 23. Shriyanka Sadangi 627.4.
Women’s air pistol: 1. Olena Kostevych (Ukr) 242.0 (586); 2. Vitalina Batsarashkina (Rus) 240.6 (579); 3. Heena Sidhu 220.0 (579); 8. P. Shri Nivetha 115.4 (579).
Women’s air pistol-2: 1. Olena Kostevych (Ukr) 242.5 (584); 2. Vitalina Batsarashkina (Rus) 240.4 (578); 3. Heidi Diethelm (Sui) 220.9 (578); 4. Heena Sidhu 200.1 (579).
