<p>Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Pratap claimed the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event, consolidating the host nation's top position in the ISSF World Cup here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The 20-year-old from Bhopal shot 462.5 to win the top prize ahead of Hungary's Istvan Peni (461.6) and Denmark's Steffen Olsen (450.9) at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.</p>.<p>The other Indians in the final, veteran Sanjeev Rajput and Niraj Kumar, finished sixth and eighth respectively.</p>.<p>After an impressive start following which he led for a while, Tomar slipped in the standings but fought back strongly with a 10.4, 10.5 and 10.3 in the standing elimination stage.</p>.<p>Tomar is a Tokyo Olympics quota-holder.</p>.<p>He won the bronze medal in the 50 metre rifle 3 positions event at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships to secure a quota place for India at the Olympics.</p>
<p>Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Pratap claimed the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event, consolidating the host nation's top position in the ISSF World Cup here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The 20-year-old from Bhopal shot 462.5 to win the top prize ahead of Hungary's Istvan Peni (461.6) and Denmark's Steffen Olsen (450.9) at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.</p>.<p>The other Indians in the final, veteran Sanjeev Rajput and Niraj Kumar, finished sixth and eighth respectively.</p>.<p>After an impressive start following which he led for a while, Tomar slipped in the standings but fought back strongly with a 10.4, 10.5 and 10.3 in the standing elimination stage.</p>.<p>Tomar is a Tokyo Olympics quota-holder.</p>.<p>He won the bronze medal in the 50 metre rifle 3 positions event at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships to secure a quota place for India at the Olympics.</p>