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Vijayveer, Tejaswani win gold in 25m rapid fire pistol mixed eventIt was an all-Indian gold medal match
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Vijayveer Sidhu (L) and Tejaswani (R) pose with their gold medials after winning the double mixed in 25M Rapid fire  pistol mixed teams  final of the ISSF World Cup 2021, at the Karni Singh shooting range in New Delhi on March 27, 2021. Credit: AFP Photo
Vijayveer Sidhu (L) and Tejaswani (R) pose with their gold medials after winning the double mixed in 25M Rapid fire pistol mixed teams final of the ISSF World Cup 2021, at the Karni Singh shooting range in New Delhi on March 27, 2021. Credit: AFP Photo

India's Vijayveer Sidhu and Tejaswani claimed the gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team event of the ISSF World Cup here on Saturday.

In an all-Indian gold medal match, they comfortably beat the combo of Gurpreet Singh and Ashok Abhidnya Patil 9-1 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.

In the Qualification 2, Gurpreet and Patil finished at the top with a total score of 370 while the team of 16-year-old Tejaswani and 18-year-old Sidhu aggregated 368.

On Friday, Sidhu won the individual silver medal in the 25 rapid fire pistol event ahead of Anish Bhanwala and Gurpreet.

Leaders India continued its dominant show in the tournament, extending their medals tally to 13 gold, eight silver and six bronze for a total of 27 podium finishes.

As many as 294 athletes from 53 countries are taking part in the tournament, the last major international outing for pistol and rifle shooters before the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

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(Published 27 March 2021, 15:42 IST)