Despite making to the finals, Om Prakash Mitharwal could not produce his best as he finished 7th in the Men's 10m Air Pistol of the ISSF World Cup Rifle in Munich on Friday. Meanwhile, his compatriots Shahzar Rizvi and Jitu Rai shot scores of 579 and 577 to finish 12th and 28th respectively.

Ace Indan shooter Heena Sidhu has stated that she will give her all at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, which starts on Wednesday, and will try to win the Gold medal. The Commonwealth Games Gold medalist also added that she has been working hard in improving all aspects keeping Tokyo 2020 in mind.

Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan has delivered a brilliant performance at the ISSF Junior World Cup which helped her in shattering the world record and bagging the gold medal in 10m women’s air rifle event. She also won the team gold medal combining with Shreya Agrawal and Zeena Khitta.

2019 ISSF World Cup, which is to be held in Delhi’s Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges, will offer participants 16 quota places across four events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After India’s outrageous success at the World Cup held in Mexico recently, the shooting contingent is increasingly hopeful.