Manu, Om Prakash claim mixed pair gold

The sensational Manu Bhaker, all of 16, shot her way to a second successive gold medal in the mixed team event of 10m air pistol as India consolidated their position at the top in the ISSF World Cup.

Partnering Om Prakash Mitharval, the Indian teenager clinched the gold a day after she won the women's 10m air pistol individual gold on her senior World Cup debut.

Also, the duo of Deepak Kumar and Mehuli Ghosh won the country their sixth medal of the competition -- a bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.

Deepak and Mehuli, competing as India 2, shot 435.1 in the five-team final, finishing behind the Romanian pair of Alin Moldoveanu and Laura-Georgeta Coman who shot 498.4 for silver.

China's Xu Hong and Chen Keduo won the gold with a world record score of 502.0.

But it was Bhaker, the girl from Jhajjar, Haryana, who stunned the shooting world with a second successive gold in as many days.

Asked about her penchant for winning medals with record-breaking feats, the unassuming pistol shooter said, "It just happens. I don't think about them. At times I don't even know what the records are."

"I am grateful to all my coaches for their advice and the hours they have put in to hone my technique," Manu added.

On the third day of competitions, Bhaker and Om Prakash, representing India 1, shot 770 to be placed second behind the German husband and wife pair of Christian and Sandra Reitz who shot 777 for a world record score in qualifications.

Mahima Agrawal and Shahzar Rizvi, representing India 2, shot 763 to be positioned fourth and made it to the five-team final-round from among the 16 competing teams.

In the final, with the last six shots remaining, the Germans were ahead of the Indians by 0.1, but Bhaker and Om Prakash finished strong to clinch the battle after 48 shots, almost a point ahead.

The final scores read 476.1 to 475.2 in favour of the Indians. Mahima and Rizvi finished fourth with 372.4 in the finals.

In the women's trap, India's Seema Tomar was the best finisher, shooting 111 in qualifying to end 15th. Shreyasi Singh shot 106 to finish 22nd while Shagun Chowdhary shot 101 to be placed 26th.

Also at the end of the first day of the qualification round in men's trap, India's Kynan Chenai shot 49 out of 50 to lie in sixth place. Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 46 to lie 28th while Manavjit Singh Sandhu shot 42 to be in 47th place.

India's medal count stood at three gold and four bronze medals.