India's Aishwary Tomar clinches silver at Shooting World Championships

Indian Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar secured a silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Championship on Tuesday, after equaling the world record in qualification with a score of 597-40x.


In the final, Tomar shot 466.9 to finish behind China's Yukun Liu, who scored 467.1. France's Romain Aufrere took bronze with 454.8 points.


The 24-year-old Indian shooter's performance matched the world record during the qualification round of the prestigious tournament.



Fellow Indian competitor Niraj Kumar also made it to the final with a qualification score of 592. Kumar finished fifth in the final with a score of 432.6.


Tomar's achievement marks a significant milestone in the competition, combining both record-equaling qualification performance and a podium finish in the final.

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