Suruchi-Saurabh shoot down bronze in World Cup

Suruchi won her second medal of the competition while former Asian Games champion Saurabh Chaudhary bagged an ISSF medal after two years as the pair claimed the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze after beating compatriots Manu Bhaker and Ravinder Singh 16-8 in the World Cup here.

With two Indian Olympians on either side of the competitive divide, Saurabh emerged as the most consistent of the four shooters to help seal the deal with a 10.7 in the 12th series. Earlier, the Indian pairs had finished third and fourth in qualifying behind two Chinese pairs. Suruchi and Saurabh shot a cumulative 581 while Manu and Ravinder were behind them at 579 points.

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