Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai won the gold medal in men’s 50m free pistol event of the ISSF World Cup, with a world record score of 230.1. India’s Amanpreet Singh wins silver with a score of 226.9.
A day after wining bronze in the air pistol, the Army shooter gradually moved up in the final to clinch gold
India has had a decent show so far, with Ankur Mittal winning silver medal in men’s double trap and Pooja Ghatkar won the women’s 10m air rifle bronze.
Congratulations to @JituRai and @HeenaSidhu10 for their superb performance in ISSF WC. Proud moment. Best wishes for your future endeavours.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 28, 2017
Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel tweeted:
जीतू ने गोल्ड जीता और दिल भी,शाबाश शेर! @JituRai wins Gold at @ISSF_Shooting with World Record score! Congrats from our entire @YASMinistry https://t.co/ZFDPUDZHsj
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) March 1, 2017
Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje tweeted:
Gold! Congratulations @JituRai – India is Proud! Keep soaring high. Congrats Amanpreet Singh on the Silver. Brilliant performances! #ISSFWC
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) March 1, 2017
Phogat sisters also congratulated them on their win:
Congratulations ace shooters #JituRai #Amanpreet Singh for your outstanding performance at #ISSFWorldCup !
गौरवपूर्ण क्षण।। 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
— geeta phogat (@geeta_phogat) March 1, 2017
Congratulations @JituRai for the World Record and Gold medal in the 50m pistol event at the #ISSFWCDelhi! Congrats Amanpreet for the Silver!
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) March 1, 2017
