Bull's-eye: Indian shooter Heena Sidhu wins Gold

Heena Sidhu claimed the 10m air pistol gold in the 10m air rifle event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane.

Heena Sidhu

Heena Sidhu at Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast Source: MPS

Heena shot a combined score of 626.2 (386 + 240.8) to win her second successive international gold.  

Heena was strong through the day, topping qualification with a high score of 386 — her best in international competitions since the 387 she shot at the Asian Championship in Delhi two years ago. In the final, Heena opened up a gap of over two points after the first five-shot series and led throughout, nailing the title with a perfect 10.9 in the 23rd and penultimate shot.

Elena Galiabovitch of Australia won the silver medal with a score of 238.2, over two points behind Heena’s 240.8. Kristy Gillman, also from the host country, won the bronze with 213.7. Punjab Harveen Srao finished fourth with a score of 194.1, while Shri Nivetha Paramanantham finished fifth with 174.5.

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Published 1 November 2017 12:07pm
Updated 1 November 2017 4:04pm
By MP Singh


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