14/04/2022
GERMANY LEADS ISSF WORLD CUP RIFLE/PISTOL RIO DE JANEIRO
With a total of seven medals, four gold, one silver and two bronze, Germany leads the medal table of the ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol Rio de Janeiro. The competition is being played until Monday at the Military Shooting Sport Centre, in Deodoro, in Rio.
In second place is Iran, with one gold, one silver and two bronze. The four Iranian medals were won this Wednesday, on the fifth day of the World Cup. The third place in the medal table belongs to the Czech Republic, with one gold and one silver (two in total). Following are Croatia and the United States (one gold and one bronze), Serbia and Slovakia (one gold and one bronze).
Brazil is in 13th place, with a bronze medal. The medal was won by Felipe Wu, Philipe Chateaubrian and Roberto Gomes in the Men’s Team 10m Air Pistol event. The Brazilian trio beat Argentina 16-2.
The competition continues this Friday, starting at 9 am. In addition to the qualifying events, medal disputes are scheduled in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men (10:45 am) and 25m Pistol Women (13:40 am).
The ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol Rio de Janeiro is organized by the Brazilian Shooting Sport Confederation, with the support of the Brazil Olympic Committee, the Brazilian Army, the Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, the Sellier&Bellot and the ECOS Turismo.