Iran female shooters finish 1st in 2015 IPC World Cup
Iranian physically-challenged female sports shooters have exhibited impressive displays of skills at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Croatia, and captured all three podium places.
On Monday, Samira Eram claimed the gold after earning 197.9 points at the women’s P2 10m air pistol individual shooting competitions in the eastern Croatian city of Osijek.
Her compatriot, Aliyeh Mahmoudi, picked up 196.2 points to finish runner-up and take home the silver medal. Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi ended her campaign with the total points of 176.5 and a third place.
Earlier in the day, the Iranian squad, comprising Javanmardi, Mahmoudi and Eram, had recorded an impressive performance in the final match of women’s P2 10m air pistol team shooting contests, and scored 1,107 total points to be awarded the gold medal.
Ukrainian athletes received the silver medal with a total score of 1,100 points. The bronze medal in the 50m rifle prone mixed SH2 team category went to Russian shooters, who scored 1,053 points altogether.
The Iranian team, consisting of Mahmoudi, Javanmardi and Mehdi Zamani, won a silver medal in the P4 50m air pistol mixed competitions on Sunday with a total score of 1,567 points.
The Chinese side earned 1,577 points in total and grabbed the gold, while Turkish shooters scored 1,557 total points and finished third.
The 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup, with Rio 2016 Paralympics direct quota allocation, opened in Osijek, on July 10, and ended on July 14. The sports event attracted 272 athletes from 47 countries.
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