March 4, 2016 1:48 PM

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Jitu Rai strikes gold in 50m pistol event at ISSF World Cup

The Indian shooter,Jitu Rai beat two of the strongest members of the Chinese Olympic team, Pang Wei and Wang Zhiwei, to win GOLD in the 50m Pistol Men final at the International Shooting Sports Federation( ISSF) World Cup in Bangkok today. The 50m Pistol Men Final opened the day-2 of the 2016 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. The match turned into a stage of success for Jitu Rai,the winner of the 2014 Asian Games.He is currently ranked 5th in the world in this event.He shot consistently since the beginning of the round, and then peaked in the second half of the final, leaving few chances to his opponents. Pang, who had never made it to the podium in 2015, took Silver with 186.5 points, while his teammate Wang Zhiwei, 27 – the Olympic Bronze medallist of London 2012 – claimed Bronze with 165.8 points.

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