Indian Shooter Samrat Rana grabed Gold medal in 10m Air Pistol at the ISSF World Championship. 20-year-old Samrat Rana from Karnal defeated China's world No. 1 Hu Kai by 0.4 points in the men's 10m air pistol final. Teammate Varun Tomar won bronze, and the Indian trio of Rana, Tomar, and Shravan Kumar earned team gold, achieving a clean sweep. Rana's debut victory contributes to India's six medals at the championships, highlighting the nation's rising prowess in shooting.
Up against China's World number 1 Hu Kai in the final of the 10m air pistol event at the World Championship, Samrat Rana had to shoot 10.3 or higher. The 20-year-old, who was competing at his first Senior World Championships, held his nerve and shot a 10.6 to win gold! pic.twitter.com/kBkIcgVzYk
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) November 10, 2025
Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions after equalling the world record in the event's qualification at the ISSF World Championship here on Tuesday. Aishwary shot 466.9 to finish second in the competition behind China's Yukun Liu (467.1) and ahead of France's Romain Aufrere (454.8).
Shooting, ISSF World Championships Cairo: Commendable performance from Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar as he wins a silver medal in 50m Rifle 3p event at the WChs..
— Vishank Razdan (@VishankRazdan) November 11, 2025
Had gold medal in his grasp but a 9.8 on his last shot brought him down to 2nd position
Anyway a great feat!
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Niraj Kumar, the other Indian in the final, shot 432.6 to end in fifth place.
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