At the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol, which continues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, athletes from Brazil and Hungary won the first medals today, athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran won 4 medals at once.
Sandra REITZ and Christian REITZ from Germany took first place in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team. Tanyaporn PRUCKSAKORN and Noppadon SUTIVIRUCH from Thailand came second, bringing their team the first medal in Rio de Janeiro. The bronze was won by Camille JEDRZEJEWSKI and Florian FOUQUET from France, Golnoush SEBGHATOLLAHI and Javad FOROUGHI from the Islamic Republic of Iran. For Iranian athletes, this medal also became the first at the ongoing World Cup.
German athletes also won the 10m Air Team Women. Anna JANSSEN, Lisa MUELLER and Anita MANGOLD defeated in the gold medal match Jeanette Hegg DUESTAD, Katrine LUND and Jenny STENE from Norway. The bronze was won by Najmeh KHEDMATI, Fatemeh KARAMZADEH and Fatemeh AMINI POZVEH from Islamic Republic of Iran.
In 10m Air Pistol Team Men also defeated Paul FROEHLICH, Robin WALTER and David PROBST from Germany. Second place went to Vahid GOLKHANDAN, Sajad POORHOSSEINI LAFMEJANI and Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Javad FOROUGHI from Islamic Republic of Iran. Bronze was won by Brazilian athletes. Philipe Chateaubrian NEVES FREITAS SEVERO, Roberto GOMES and Felipe Almeida WU, who won the 2016 Olympic Silver here, brought the first medal to their country.
Golnoush SEBGHATOLLAHI, Haniyeh ROSTAMIYAN and Elham HARIJANI from Islamic Republic of Iran were the best in 10m Air Pistol Team Women. Chidchanok HIRUNPHOEM, Tanyaporn PRUCKSAKORN and Kanyakorn HIRUNPHOEM from Thailand finished second, Andrea Katharina HECKNER, Sandra REITZ and Doreen VENNEKAMP from Germany - third.
On Friday, athletes will compete for medals in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men and 25m Pistol Women. Live streaming is available on the ISSF internet resources.
Source: ISSF
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