World Shooting Para Sport World Cup:
Javanmardi shatters world record as Iran wins mixed 50m pistol gold
Para shooting sensation Sareh Javanmardi set a new world record in the WSPS World Cup to inspire Iran to the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 title in in Changwon, South Korea.
The three-time Paralympic gold medalist tallied 556 points in Sunday’s qualification round as the Iranian team – also featuring Nasrin Shahi and Mohammadreza Mirshafiei – walked away with the ultimate prize thanks to an overall 1614 points, with South Korea (1606pts) and India (1580pts) in the following spots.
However, Javanmardi had to settle for a sixth-place finish in the individual final on 142.5 points as South Korean Jo Jeongdu grabbed the gold with 225.6 points – 0.3 points clear of Ukrainian silver medalist Oleksii Denysiuk while Nihal Singh of India scored 203.4 points for the bronze.
Sunday’s team gold was a second medal for Javanmardi in Changwon, following the bronze-winning campaign in the P2 women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event.
Shahi had won the gold in Saturday’s contest with 239.7 points, with Indian Bhakti Sharma taking the silver.
Shahi had also teamed up with Mirshafiei for the silver in the mixed 10m air pistol SH1 final.
A second silver medal for Mirshafiei came in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event where he registered 234.8 points to finish behind Indian shooter Sanjeev Kumar Giri.
A total of 125 shooters from 27 countries have been competing in the season’s second World Cup, which will finish on Wednesday, in part of their preparation for the 2024 Paralympics – starting August 28 in Paris.