India Tops ISSF World Cup With Nine Medals

Team India outclassed all other teams participating in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) competition in Guadalajara, Mexico. With nine medals in its kitty, this is the first time the country has topped the list.

The haul included four gold, one silver and four bronze

An excited Sachin Tendulkar tweeted:

On top of the world!! A historical moment for India 🇮🇳 as we finish at number 1 in the medals tally at the #ISSFWorldCup. Mighty impressed with the 16-year-old #ManuBhaker. Excellent work by #AkhilSheoran, #ShahzarRizvi and #OmPrakashMitharval. Keep up the great work! pic.twitter.com/amOnJEkQHL

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 13, 2018

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March 11 was the concluding day of the World Cup with three Indians in the Men’s Skeet competition. But they failed to grab the opportunity. Smit Singh shot 116, to finish at the 15th spot, Angad Bajwa shot 115 to finish 18^th while Sheeraz Sheikh secured the 30th spot with 112.

“I am obviously delighted with the way my maiden outing in a senior world cup panned out, and I am now looking forward to the upcoming events.  #ManuBhaker #ISSFWorldCup @RiaDas3https://t.co/QDsLticOoe

— SheThePeople (@SheThePeopleTV) March 12, 2018

Last count: Akhil Sheoran clinched the gold medal in men’s 50m rifle. He joined the likes of Shahzar Rizvi, Manu Bhaker, Mehuli Ghosh and Anjum Moudgil who had put India on top of the medals' tally with their performances.

Many Congratulations to India's #AkhilSheoran who strikes GOLD in men's 50m Rifle 3-Position at #shooting World Cup- becomes the 4th young #Indian #shooter to win a medal on #ISSFWorldCup debut. https://t.co/B6JW5cRbGU@narendramodi @ISSF_Shooting pic.twitter.com/3UzN3oJywu

— India First (@indiafirst91) March 11, 2018

Earlier, pistol shooter 16-year-old Manu Bhaker won two gold medals in the Women’s 10m Pistol and the 10m Pistol Mixed Team event, PTI reported.

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Super incredible news to start off the week folks...... India finish on TOP of Medals tally in World Cup (Shooting) in Mexico that finished earlier today; India won 9 medals overall with 4 Gold, 1 Silver & 4 Bronze Medals. Spread the word guys! #ISSFWC pic.twitter.com/hjM8v7Ai0H

— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) March 12, 2018

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has lauded the brilliant performances of Indian shooters.

Bindra tweeted:

The Indian Shooting Teams performance at Mexico starts a new era in Indian shooting. The future is in extremely safe hands &am confident that the young athletes have the ingredients to take them to the very top of the Olympic podium. Congratulations to all.

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) March 11, 2018

Also a special mention for all the Junior Team Coaches and support staff who hve worked tirelessly away from the spotlight and bright lights to lay a strong foundation which has resulted in all the medalsThey must be empowered to further their work. @jaspalrana2806 @Joydeep709

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) March 11, 2018

The Indian contingent is overjoyed. For the first time in the history of the sport, they have emerged triumphant in a global event.

Congratulations to #AnjumMoudgil on winning Silver at the #ISSFWorldCup. India is at the top, with this 8th medal in the competition. pic.twitter.com/ucXoXDA6Us

— All India Mahila Congress (@MahilaCongress) March 9, 2018

Congratulations @ManuBhakar for making the entire Nation proud by bagging Gold at the Women’s 10m air pistol event at #ISSFWorldCup in Mexico. Lots of Love and keep up the good work, girl.

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) March 6, 2018

The ISSF has thrown up some promising young talents like Shahzar Rizvi, Manu Bhaker, Akhil Sheoran, Om Prakash Mitharval, Anjum Moudgil and Mehuli Ghosh. Seniors like Jitu Rai, Ravi Kumar and even Sanjeev Rajput also turned in stellar performances.

History has been created!!
India will finish at the top of the tally at the #ISSFWorldCup Shooting for the 1st time ever. With just one event to go, no country can reach 4 Golds!!
Kudos! !!!!!! pic.twitter.com/3qyGzB8QrE

— Abhay Surpurkar (@ASurpurkar) March 11, 2018

I attribute India's topping medals tally at shooting World Cup to the rise of a confident new India whose youth can hold their head high amidst world's best. Shooting is a highly mental sport - success indicates Indians are confident as they are now proud of Bharat.#ISSFWorldCup pic.twitter.com/DtmXlTfJgk

— Rakesh Krishnan Thiyya (@ByRakeshSimha) March 12, 2018

Congratulations to the shooters!

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