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Xtra Time Web Desk: India’s Skeet Mixed Team pairing of Angad Bajwa and Ganemat Sekhon, won their country her seventh gold medal of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun being held in New Delhi’s Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range, when they beat Kazakhstan’s Alexandr Yechshenko and Olga Panarina 33-29 in the final on Tuesday. This was India’s fifth medal from the Skeet competitions alone and the hosts now continue to top the medals tally with a total of 15 medals, which includes four silver and four bronze medals as well.

In the only final scheduled on competition day five, Angad and Ganemat first topped the six-team qualification round with a combined total of 141 out of 150 shots, to make it to the gold medal match. The Kazakhs were a point behind with 140. 

The second Indian pairing of Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Parinaaz Dhaliwal made it to the bronze medal match where they eventually lost narrowly to the Qatari pair of Reem Al Sharshani and Rashid Hamad 31-32.

A total of 12 nations have medals in the tournament so far. While India lead the field, USA are second with two golds and four medals, while Kazakhstan are third with four medals, including a solitary gold.