Samra claims gold medal at World Cup

Sift Kaur Samra

Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra produced a come-from-behind victory to clinch the gold medal in the women's 50m rifle three positions final at the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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It was also India's first gold-medal at the event. Samra, 23, was trailing Anita Mangold of Germany after 15-shots in the first Kneeling position. However she staged a dream comeback in the second Prone and final Standing positions to win by a canter.

Samra finished with 458.6 points at the end of the 45-shot final.

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