Iran’s Javanmardi claims silver in 2015 IPC World Cup
Iranian female shooter Sareh Javanmardi has picked up a silver medal at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup in Croatia.
On Tuesday, the London 2012 Paralympic Games bronze medalist scored 177.2 points in P4 (mixed 50-meter pistol SH1) competitions in Osijek to finish in the second place.
Sergey Malyshev from Russia topped the podium with 188.5 points and won the gold medal. Italian athlete Nadia Fario collected 160 points altogether and received the bronze.
The achievement came a day after Iranian physically-challenged female sports shooters exhibited impressive performances at the 2015 IPC event, and captured all three podium places.
On Monday, Samira Eram claimed the gold after earning 197.9 points at the women’s P2 10m air pistol individual shooting competitions.
Her compatriot, Aliyeh Mahmoudi, picked up 196.2 points to finish runner-up and take home the silver. Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi ended her campaign with the total points of 176.5 and a third place.
Earlier in the day, the Iranian squad, comprising Javanmardi, Mahmoudi and Eram, had recorded an impressive performance in the final match of women’s P2 10m air pistol team shooting contests, and scored 1,107 total points to be awarded the gold medal.
The Iranian team, consisting of Mahmoudi, Javanmardi and Mehdi Zamani, won a silver medal in the P4 50m air pistol mixed competitions on Sunday with a total score of 1,567 points.
The Chinese side earned 1,577 points in total and grabbed the gold, while Turkish shooters scored 1,557 total points and finished third.
The 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup, with Rio 2016 Paralympics direct quota allocation, opened in Osijek on July 10 and ended on July 14. The sports event attracted 272 athletes from 47 countries.
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