Pistol shooter Rai wins World Cup silver

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 11 2014 | 7:41 PM IST

India's pistol shooter Jitu Rai won the silver medal in the men's 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Wednesday.

Rai, 27, shot 199.4 in the finals, after aggregating 583 in the qualification stage. His compatriot Prakash Nanjappa, finished seventh after scoring 97.1 in the finals and 584 in the qualification, according to information received here.

The gold was clinched by Spain's Pablo Carrera with a score of 201.3 in the finals while Pavlo Korostylov of Ukraine bagged the bronze with 178.4 in the finals.

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First Published: Jun 11 2014 | 7:32 PM IST

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