Anish Bhanwala-Rhythm Sangwan on the podium again

PTI

Changwon (S Korea), July 19

Teenagers Anish Bhanwala and Rhythm Sangwan won bronze in the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup here today. The Indian duo emerged victorious 16-12 over Czech Republic’s Anna Dedova and Martin Podhrasky in the bronze medal match.

This was Anish and Rhythm’s second medal as a pair in a World Cup, having won gold in the same event at the Cairo edition in March.

In the 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team event, two Indian pairs fell short of qualifying for the medal rounds. Sanjeev Rajput and Anjum Moudgil finished fifth, while Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Ashi Chouksey came sixth. Vijayveer Sidhu and Simranpreet Kaur Brar finished sixth in the 25m rifle mixed team event.

India sit atop the medal table with 14 medals (5 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze).