ISSF Shooting World Cup 2021: Day 1 Live Updates

Saurabh Chaudhury bags the only medal for India on Day 1 of the ISSF Shooting World Cup.

10:13 PM It was indeed an underwhelming day for the Indian shooters as they could only bag a Bronze medal courtesy of Saurabh Chaudhury. That's it from the Day 1 of the ISSF Shooting World Cup from Osijek, Croatia. Goodnight!

10:07 PM Iran's Javad Foroughi clinches the Gold Medal yet again while Serbia's Damir Mekic takes Silver.

10:04 PM Saurabh Chaudhury bows out but he clinches the Bronze medal for India.

10:02 PM Abhishek Verma gets eliminated. He finishes at 5th position.

10:00 PM After 16 shots, Saurabh and Abhishek hold their position in 4th and 5th respectively.

9:56 PM Saurabh lost the lead with a poor shot as he slips down to 4th position.

9:53 PM India's Saurabh Chaudhury holds the lead after 10 shots, Verma stays at 5th.

9:49 PM After five shots, Saurabh Chaudhury leads the pack, Verma at 5th position.

9:46 PM And we are underway in the 10m Air Pistol Men's finals as Indian duo Saurabh Chaudhury and Abhishek Verma fight for medals.

9:43 PM We resume action with 10m Air Pistol men's finals which is the last event from Day 1 of the ISSF Shooting World Cup.

8:10 PM We will be back for the last event of the day which is the 10m Air Pistol Men's finals starting from 9:45 PM IST.

8:08 PM Antoaneta Kostadinova from Bulgaria has clinched GOLD! Carina Wimmer of Germany takes SILVER.

7:59 PM More agony for Indian fans as Manu Bhaker also gets eliminated. She finishes 7th!

7: 57 PM Sad news for Indian fans as Yeshashwini bows out! She finished 8th in the finals.

7:55 PM Both the Indians Manu Bhaker and Yeshashwini Deswal are out of medal positions after 10 shots.

7:45 PM And we are underway for the 10m Air Pistol Women's final.

7:41 PM Next up we will resume action with 10m Air Pistol Women's final.

5:58 PM We will resume action again at ISSF Shooting world Cup with the 10m Air Pistol Women's Finals at 7:45 PM IST.

5:53 PM Hungary's Eszter Meszaros has come from behind to clinch GOLD! Ziva Dvorsak finish with SILVER.

5:39 PM Slovenia's Ziva Dvorsak is leading the pack after 10 shots in the Finals.

5:33 PM We are underway for the 10m Air Rifle Women's Finals.

5:18 PM We are back live as the action at the ISSF Shooting World Cup resumes with the 10m Air Rifle Women's Finals.

4:05 PM We now take a short break and will return with the 10m Air Rifle Women's finals at 5:30 PM IST.

4:00 PM Although it was a hard-fought win for William Shaner he was mostly ahead from the start. Russia's Vladimir Maslennikov was exceptional to clinch Silver as Peter Gorsa end up with the Bronze medal.

3:57 PM William Shaner has bagged the GOLD!!

3:55 PM After a close encounter with Vladimir Maslennikov, Gorsa has finished with the Bronze medal.

3: 52 PM After 18 shots it is United States' William Shaner leading the race followed by Croatia's peter Gorsa.

3.50 PM Aishwary has failed to keep up the consistency with his shots and hence he has bowed out. He finished the finals in 7th spot.

3: 43 PM : Aishwary has had a steady start but he has ground to catch up!

3:38 PM The 10m Air Rifle Men's final is underway

3:30 PM Tokyo-bound skeet shooters Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa will miss out on the ISSF Shooting World Cup. The duo are the only shooters missing the tournament. They are currently training in Italy.

Indian shooters like Apurvi Chandel, Elavenil Valarivan and Anjum Moudgil will be featuring in the 10m Air Rifle Women event. All eyes will be on Elavenil Valarivan as she looks to step up at the big stage. In the 10m Air Rifle Men's category all eyes will be on Divyansh Singh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh. In 10m Air Pistol Men's category Abhishek Verma and Saurabh Chaudhury are clear favourites to land a medal for India. Indians will be very hopeful for Manu Bhaker to do her magic in the 10m Air Pistol Women's category. Top ranked Yashaswini Singh Deswal can also come up with a serious result as she has shown in the last World Cup.

3:20 PM Hello and welcome to Khel Now's live updates from Day 1 of the ISSF World Cup.

The ISSF Shooting World Cup is being held in Osijek, Croatia from 24 June to 2nd July 2021. Around 300 shooters from over 50 countries are competing in this mega event.

This event will serve the Indian shooters with a lot of practice ahead of the Olympics. The ISSF Shooting World Cup 2021, New Delhi proved to be a successful tournament for India as the host nation won a total of 30 medals including 15 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze. They will be looking to replicate that performance here again in Croatia.

Here's the complete schedule for Day 1 of the ISSF Shooting World Cup. The event will act as a preparatory event for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

3:30 PM IST- Final 10m Air Rifle Men

5:30 PM IST- Final 10m Air Rifle Women

7:45 PM IST- Final 10m Air Pistol Women

9:45 PM IST- Final 10m Air Pistol Men

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