Kazakh men's shooting team wins historic bronze at World Championships in Egypt

At the ongoing ISSF World Championship Rifle / Pistol in Cairo, Egypt, the Kazakh men’s team captured a historic bronze medal in the 25-metre small-bore pistol event, Kazinform News Agency reports citing the Ministry of Tourism and Sport.

Kazakh men's shooting team wins historic bronze at World Championships in Egypt
Photo credit: The Ministry of Tourism and Sport of Kazakhstan

The team, consisting of Nikita Chirukin, Kirill Fedkin and Artemy Kabakov, outperformed strong rivals as two-time world champion Pavlo Korostylov and Maxim Gorodinet of Ukraine, as well as Paris Olympic silver medalist and two-time world champion Yusuf Dikeç from Turkiye.

In the individual competition, Nikita Chiryukin took 7th place, missing the bronze medal by one point.

South Korea - 1,711 points;

China - 1,700 points;

Kazakhstan - 1,699 points.

Earlier, Kazinform News Agency reported that Team Kazakhstan claimed one gold and three bronze medals at the World Shooting Para Sport Cup.

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