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Rudrankksh Patil Overcomes Paris Olympic Snub With First ISSF World Cup Gold

Rudrankksh Patil

Rudrankksh Patil Overcomes Paris Olympic Snub with Issf World Cup Gold in Buenos Aires. Photo: Sai Media/X

The 20-Year-old from Thane, Maharashtra, Who Failed To Make the Cut for the 2024 Paris Olympics, LED The Eight-Shooter Field from the Onseet of the Final and Finished Ahead of Estvan Peni of Hungi of Hunga Ahead of Hung 252.9 to win the gold medal.

Rudrankksh, only the second Indian shooter to win a world championships Gold after Olympic Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra, was in terrific form. Except for a 10.0, all his shoots was 10.7 or Above, Including a 10.9 in the first five-shot series.

In the first series, the Indian Shooter Claimed A 0.4-Point Lead Over Peni, Scoring 53.2. The Second Series Saw Rudranksh Tally 52 to Extended His Lead to 0.7 Points.

In the elimination round, Patil Shot Eight Scores of 10.5 or more, Including two 10.9s and two 10.8s in 14 shots, to clinch the gold medal.

Arjun Babuta, The Other Indian Shooter in the Final, Finished a Dismal Seventh and Bowed Out Early. Interestingly, Arjun Had LED the Qualification round.

In the final round, rudrankksh shot 11 scores of 10.7 or Above, Including Six Shots of 10.8 and two of 10.9. Peni did match the Indian in terms of 10.9s in the final round, but Rudrankksh’s Sheer Consistency and his accuracy in the first two series Saaw Him Prevail.

The only sub-10 shot from rudrankksh was a 9.9 on his ninth shot in the elimination series. Yet, The Indian Shooter Held A 1.2-Point Lead.

Earlier in the Qualification Round, The Indian Youngster Had Finished Second Behind Babuta with a Score of 633.7. Babuta Topped The round with a score of 634.5.

Rudrankksh Missed Paris Olympics Qualification by just 0.3 points behind babuta and 1.4 points behind sandeep Singh. It was rudrankksh who secured India the quote by clinching the world championships title in 2022. Not yield any results.

He also went on to win world cup gold in cairo and bronze in Bhopal in 2023 and Rise to the peak of the world rankings.

Rudrankksh has been in good form this year. He displayed the form in the national selection trials help in new delhi in February, and carried that rhythm into the year’s first world cup in argentina.

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