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Udhayveer Sidhu wins men's 10m air pistol gold in Cairo
India’s Udhayveer Sidhu won the men’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
The 24-year-old scored 240.6 in the final, just ahead of Germany’s Christian Reitz, who finished with 240.1.
Italy’s Paolo Monna took bronze.
Sidhu entered the eight-shooter final in fourth place after qualifying with a score of 585.
He was behind Reitz by 0.3 points with two shots left, but his final scores of 10.2 and 9.8 secured the win.
The gold is part of India’s campaign at the Cairo competition, which runs from October 8 to 16.
India has a 24-member team competing in eight individual Olympic disciplines and two mixed team events.
Udhayveer Sidhu won gold in the men's 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo.
The Indian shooter scored 240.6 in the final, beating Germany's Christian Reitz by 0.5 points.
Reitz took silver with 240.1, while Italy's Paolo Monna won bronze with 219.8.
Sidhu had qualified for the final in fourth place with a score of 585.
- Who
- India's Udhayveer Sidhu won the gold medal.
- What
- He won the men's 10m air pistol final at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Cairo, Egypt.
- Why
- Sidhu won by scoring 240.6, 0.5 points more than Germany's Christian Reitz.
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Sidhu qualified for the eight-man final in fourth place with a score of 585.
Sidhu won the men's 10m air pistol final in Cairo with a score of 240.6.
- Gold medal
- Udhayveer Sidhu
- Final score
- 240.6
- Silver medal
- Christian Reitz, 240.1
- Bronze medal
- Paolo Monna, 219.8
- Qualification score
- Sidhu, 585
- Event location
- Cairo, Egypt
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