Shooting World Cup: Rhythm, Ujjwal win mixed team gold

India’s Rhythm Sangwan (left) and Ujjwal. Pic/NRAI

India picked up their first gold medal of the ISSF World Cup here on Saturday when Rhythm Sangwan and Ujjwal combined to defeat the Armenian pair of Elmira Karapetyan and Benik Khlghatyan 17-7 in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

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Earlier, Arjun Babuta and Sonam Uttam Maskar won silver in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Indian shooters have so far won one gold and two silver medals here.
Anuradha Devi had opened the team's account with a silver in the women's 10m air pistol on Friday evening.

Rhythm, who won her second consecutive World Cup mixed team gold in Cairo, and Ujjwal finished second behind the Armenian pair in qualifying with a total score of 580.

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