Indian shooter Jitu Rai has won a gold in the 50m pistol event at the 2016 ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup in Bangkok. The 28-year-old Nepalese origin shooter faced tough competition from China’s Olympic Champion Pang Wei and Olympic Bronze medallist Wang Zhiwei — who stood second and third respectively. He won three gold medals in 2014: in the ISSF World Cup in Maribor, in the Asian Games in Incheon as well as in the Commonwealth Games.

Jitu Rai is now also in contention to bag another medal in the 10m Air Pistol event, the finals of which will take place on March 05′ 2016. Gagan Narang and Chain Singh will also be seen in the Men’s 50m Air Rifle event finals on the same day.

Earlier the opening day of action at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok proved to a disappointing one for India, as none of the shooters on view could manage to clinch a medal even as Pooja Ghatkar put in a spirited performance to finish 4th in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle final. Apurvi Chandela couldn’t quite bring her A-game to the forefront, finishing a disappointing 18th with a score of 413.6, 0.2 behind Ayonika Paul, who finished 17th.