In today’s qualification round of the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Indian shooter Rhythm Sangwan fired a 595 to set a new record in the women’s 25-meter pistol event.
Sangwan beat Diana Iorgova of Bulgaria’s previous record of 594, established in 1994. Doreen Vennekamp of Germany and Luna Tao of China both tied the record in 2002 and 2023, respectively.
However, the 19-year-old placed eighth in the final with a total score of 10. Sangwan was constantly catching up and missed all five of his strokes in the opening series. Sangwan had won bronze in the 10m air pistol event earlier in the competition.
