Karapetyan held off Bulgaria’s Miroslava Mincheva, who took silver with 240.2 points, while France’s Camille Jedrzejewski secured bronze with 219.3 points.
Karapetyan leads qualification
Karapetyan also topped the qualification round with 582 points and 23 inner tens. China’s Zhang Qi matched her score but finished second with 19 inner tens.
Karapetyan leads qualification
Karapetyan also topped the qualification round with 582 points and 23 inner tens. China’s Zhang Qi matched her score but finished second with 19 inner tens.
Mincheva qualified sixth with 577-19x, followed by Portugal’s Filipa Marracho with 577-17x and Jedrzejewski with 577-16x. Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova qualified ninth with 576-21x, while Latvia’s Agate Ras mane took the final qualification place with 576-20x. Türkiye’s Sevval Ilayda Tarhan also scored 576 points, with 19 inner tens, to qualify in 11th place.
India’s Rhythm Sangwan scored 580-24x, Egypt’s Yara Essam Sayed Ahmed recorded 580-17x, and Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yu-Ju finished with 579-13x. All three competed as Ranking Points Only (RPO) athletes and were not eligible for the final.
India’s Rhythm Sangwan scored 580-24x, Egypt’s Yara Essam Sayed Ahmed recorded 580-17x, and Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yu-Ju finished with 579-13x. All three competed as Ranking Points Only (RPO) athletes and were not eligible for the final.
Three-way shoot-off adds drama to final
The final produced a key turning point midway through the elimination stage, when Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova was eliminated following a three-way shoot-off.
Karapetyan maintained her composure as the competition progressed, ultimately reaching 242.4 points to secure the gold medal. Mincheva finished just 2.2 points behind on 240.2, while Jedrzejewski took bronze with 219.3.
The final produced a key turning point midway through the elimination stage, when Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova was eliminated following a three-way shoot-off.
Karapetyan maintained her composure as the competition progressed, ultimately reaching 242.4 points to secure the gold medal. Mincheva finished just 2.2 points behind on 240.2, while Jedrzejewski took bronze with 219.3.
China’s Zhang Qi finished fourth with 199.1 points, followed by Latvia’s Agate Ras mane in fifth with 178.9. Kostadinova placed sixth with 159.5 after the shoot-off, Portugal’s Filipa Marracho finished seventh with 138.0, and Türkiye’s Sevval Ilayda Tarhan completed the eight-woman final in eighth with 114.1.
The ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol continues at the Shooting Ranges of Egypt’s International Olympic City in the New Administrative Capital.
The ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol continues at the Shooting Ranges of Egypt’s International Olympic City in the New Administrative Capital.