Sonam Maskar and Himanshu Dhillon take bronze in 10m air rifle mixed team at ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

Sonam Maskar and Himanshu Dhillon secured the bronze medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, their combined total in the final reaching 441.2 points. Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane also advanced to the medal rounds and finished fourth, giving India a double-final appearance at the meet.

The competition in Hangzhou saw two Indian pairs reach the concluding stages of the mixed-team discipline. Maskar and Dhillon posted a combined 441.2 in the final to claim third place on the podium. Their countrymates Valarivan and Mane competed for a medal as well but concluded the event in fourth. Both results contributed to India’s presence in the finals of the 10m air rifle mixed team at this ISSF World Cup.

Maskar and Dhillon’s bronze came after they matched up through qualification and the elimination phases to reach the final round, where their combined scores added up to 441.2. That total proved sufficient for the third-place finish. The pair’s performance delivered India a podium result in the mixed-team category in Hangzhou.

Valarivan and Mane advanced alongside the medalists, pushing into the final match and ultimately taking fourth place. Their run to the final marked a strong showing, though it fell short of a podium finish. The pair’s result ensured India had two entries among the finalists in the event.

India’s representation in the mixed-team final underscored the country’s competitiveness in the 10m air rifle discipline at this World Cup stage. The bronze by Maskar and Dhillon added a medal to India’s tally from Hangzhou, while Valarivan and Mane’s fourth place rounded out the nation’s double-final accomplishment.

Both pairs’ performances in Hangzhou will be recorded as part of India’s campaign at the ISSF World Cup, with Maskar and Dhillon registering the 441.2-point finish that secured bronze and Valarivan and Mane placed fourth in the mixed-team event.