CWG 2018: Heena Sidhu 🔫Shoots Games Record 25m Pistol 🥇Gold
Decorated shooter Heena Sidhu has won her second medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, taking gold in the women's 25m pistol (Precision/Rapid) finals at the Belmont Shooting Centre on Tuesday. The 28-year-old - recipient of the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) Shooter of the Year award in February for her success in 2017 - shot a CWG record 38 to cap off a dominant performance in the eight-member final.
This is Heena's first CWG individual gold medal - and second overall, after a team gold in 2010 - and second of the ongoing Gold Coast Games, after she claimed silver in the 10m air pistol event on Sunday. Overall, India's shooting contingent has won eight medals in Australia.
Heena is coming off a successful 2017, in which she won three gold medals and another at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships. Paired with Jitu Rai, she won the 10m mixed team air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Delhi, the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol series in Gabala, Azerbaijan and ISSF World Cup final.
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