Sift Kumar Sarma bagged the first gold medal for India in the women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event at the ISSF World Cup 2025 Buenos Aires on Friday.
It was her first World Cup gold, which she secured with a score of 458.6. Germany’s Anita Mangold won the silver with 455.3, and Kazakhstan’s Arina Altukhova took the bronze with 445.9.
Sift had also topped the qualification round with a score of 590.
In the final, she took a giant leap from the 8th position after the Kneeling and Prone positions with a brilliant performance in the Standing position to snatch the top spot.
Meanwhile, the two other Indians, Ashi Chouksey and Shriyanka Sadangi, did not make a cut to the final. Chouksey finished 17th with a score of 579 and Shriyanka Sadangi shot 572 to finish 22nd.
It was India’s second medal for the day after Chain Singh grabbed a bronze medal.