Rahul Jakhar held his nerves to emerge victorious in the Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 as India opened their campaign at the WSPS World Cup on a resounding note by clinching three medals in Changwon, Korea.
🥇Rahul Jakhar 🇮🇳🗣from #Changwon2022 #ShootingParaSport :@Paralympics | @stcparashooting | @npcindia pic.twitter.com/6A9KSqCmZG
— #ShootingParaSport (@ShootingPara) August 18, 2022
Jakhar, who qualified in the second spot with a score of 574-14x, held off a determined Kim Jungam in the shoot-off (3+3+2: 3+3+0) to win the P3 – Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 finals.
Trailing Jungam throughout the final, the 36-year-old Indian kept his calm to equal the scores 20-all in the last series of the elimination round.
“It was an amazing final. I am very happy to win the gold despite facing two malfunctions. It was a good experience before the all-important World Championships in November,” Jakhar told the Paralympic Committee of India.
Pooja Agarwal claimed a bronze with 14 points.
Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara won silver competing with a new wheelchair and new rifle.
Represented by 14 shooters, India are one of the strongest teams at the Changwon 2022 World Cup.
Final results⬇️
🎯 R2 – women's 10m air rifle standing SH1Beijing 2008🥇 and Rio 2016🥉 Yunri Lee bounced back to win gold after beating Indian star @AvaniLekhara!
🥇Yunri Lee🇰🇷| 249.1
🥈@AvaniLekhara 🇮🇳| 247.8
🥉Myungsoon Kang 🇰🇷|224.2#ShootingParaSport #Changwon2022 pic.twitter.com/yGjR7qcWEA— #ShootingParaSport (@ShootingPara) August 18, 2022
