Istvan Peni wins men\'s 50m rifle 3 positions event

Istvan Peni wins men's 50m rifle 3 positions event

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Indian shooters failed to qualify for the final as Hungary's Istvan Peni claimed the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the here Sunday.

of clinched the the silver medal with a total score of 459.

The bronze went to of who managed a score of 444.5.

All three medallists also sealed the Olympic quota for their respective countries.

In a bad outing for the host country both Indian shooters in the fray, and Sanjeev Rajput, failed to qualify for the final.

Kumar was ranked 22nd in the qualification round with a total score of 1170 while Rajput finished 25th with 1169 points.

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First Published: Sun, February 24 2019. 14:05 IST