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ISSF World Cup 2024: 33-year-old Anuradha Devi wins silver on debut

Debutant Anuradha Devi won a silver medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event behind Olympian Anna Korakakki at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo.

By Soumya | Jan 27, 2024 | 2 Min Read

Debutant Anuradha Devi won a silver medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event behind Rio Olympic champion Anna Korakakki of Greece at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. Anuradha, 33, took the eighth and final qualifying spot and then shot a dream final to finish second on Friday.

Anuradha’s feat gave India their first medal in an Olympic year which will see six ISSF World Cup stages. Paris quota holder Rhythm Sangwan also reached the women’s final, qualifying first with a score of 584, but missed out on a medal with a fourth-place finish.

On the other hand, in the men’s trap, Zoravar Sandhu was the best-placed Indian with a three-round score of 70. Currently, the match is still underway, however, given the excellent marksmanship displayed by Zoravar, the Indian shooting fans can hope for one more medal.

What happened in the match?

Anuradha shot 575 in the qualification round and just about qualified on higher inner 10s, but she held her own in the final. She had a great second five-shot series in the 24-shot final to move up to second at the end of 10-shots, with Korakakki in a class of her own at the top.

In between, Rhythm moved ahead of her after the 15th. Still, Anuradha returned with a vengeance with seven straight scores of 10 or above to account for her countrywoman and beat Kazakh player Irina Yunusmetova to bag the silver.

Anuradha’s final score of 239.9 in the end was 1.2 behind Korakakki. This has been a very big achievement for Anuradha winning the coveted silver at the age of 33. It also shows repeatedly that for Indian athletes, age is just a number and not a hindrance.

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