ISSF World Cup 2025: Saurabh Chaudhary Back on The Podium as India End Buenos Aires Leg With 8 Medals

Manu Bhaker drew a blank, but Saurabh Chaudhary was back on the podium as India added one more medal to their tally on the final day of the ISSF World Cup 2025 in Buenos Aires on Thursday (April 10).

Saurabh and Suruchi Singh beat Manu Bhaker, a two-time Olympic medallist, and Ravinder Singh, 16-8 in the bronze medal play-off to claim their spot on the podium in 10m air pistol mixed team event.

During the qualifiers, Tokyo 2020 Olympian Saurabh and Suruchi earned a third-place finish with a total score of 581-26x, with Suruchi getting 291 and Saurabh managing 290. Manu (287) and Ravinder Singh (292) combined and made it to the fourth spot.

India concluded their campaign with a total of eight medals, including four gold medals, two silver and two bronze medals. India finished the tournament at second place behind China, who topped the standings with a total of 11 medals, including five gold, three silver and three bronze.

Sift Kaur Samra (women's 50m rifle 3 positions), Rudrankksh Patil (men's 10m air rifle), Suruchi Singh (women's 10m air pistol) and Vijayveer Sidhu (men's 25m rapid fire pistol) collected gold medals for India at the first ISSF World Cup of the year.

Manu, returned empty-handed. She made it to the 13th place in qualifiers of women's 10 m air pistol and in the 25th pistol event, Bhaker settled for sixth spot after making it to the medal round. However, there were several other medallists at the event in Buenos Aires.

Indian medallists at ISSF World Cup 2025 Buenos Aires

India's Gold Medal Winners

• Rudrankshh Patil - Men's 10m Air Rifle
• Sift Kaur Samra - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
• Vijayveer Sidhu - Men's 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol
• Suruchi Inder Singh - Women's 10m Air Pistol

India's Silver Medal Winners

• Esha Singh - Women's 25m Pistol
• Rudrankshh Patil & Arya Borse - Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle

India's Bronze Medal Winners

• Chain Singh - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
• Saurabh Chaudhary & Suruchi Inder Singh - Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol

ISSF World Cup 2025 Buenos Aires Medal Table