ISSF Shooting World Cup: Indian shooting star Rhythm Sangwan breaks world record in Baku

The 19-year-old shooter from Haryana recorded a score of 595 in the qualifying round, breaking the previous record of 594 set by Bulgarian shooter Diana Iorgova in May 1994 at a World Cup in Milan.

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The 19-year-old shooter from Haryana recorded a score of 595 in the qualifying round. Image- The Bridge

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Indian shooting star Rhythm Sangwan breaks world record in Baku

ISSF Sotting World Cup: Indian shooting star Rhythm Sangwan breaks world record in Baku | Sportz Point
The 19-year-old shooter from Haryana recorded a score of 595 in the qualifying round. Image- The Bridge
The 19-year-old shooter from Haryana recorded a score of 595 in the qualifying round, breaking the previous record of 594 set by Bulgarian shooter Diana Iorgova in May 1994 at a World Cup in Milan.

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Indian shooter Rhythm Sangwan created history at the ISSF Shooting World Cup held in Baku, Azerbaijan by setting a new world record in the 25m pistol event on Saturday.

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ISSF Sotting World Cup: Indian shooting star Rhythm Sangwan breaks world record in Baku | Sportz Point
Sangwan registered the highest-ever score in the womenโ€™s 25m pistol event. Image- Times of India

The 19-year-old shooter from Haryana recorded a score of 595 in the qualifying round, breaking the previous record of 594 set by Bulgarian shooter Diana Iorgova in May 1994 at a World Cup in Milan. Iorgovaโ€™s record was then matched by the Chinese shooter in 2002 before Veenekamp too leveled it at the 2023 ISSF World Cup held at Bhopal in March earlier this year.

ISSF Sotting World Cup: Indian shooting star Rhythm Sangwan breaks world record in Baku | Sportz Point

However, Sangwan missed all five shots in the first series and was always playing catch-up. She finished eighth in the final with an overall score of 10. On the way to the world record score, Rhythm Sangwan scored 296 in her the Precision stage and followed it up with an even impressive 299 in the Rapid stage to top the qualification stage. Greeceโ€™s Anna Korakaki finished a distant second with a score of 588.

Also Read: ISSF Shooting World Cup: Shooters Divya TS and Sarabjot Singh won gold medal in the mixed team event

Earlier on Wednesday, Rhythm Sangwan had opened Indiaโ€™s medal tally at the ISSF World Cup Baku by winning a bronze medal in the Womenโ€™s 10m Air Pistol event. She will now be in action in womenโ€™s 25m pistol final later on Saturday.

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