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This is an archive article published on October 14, 2022

The Cairo Comeback

Rudrankksh is 10m air rifle world champion: the 18 year old's sensational come from behind win against Italian Danilo Dennis Sollazzo.

India's Rudrankksh Patil in action. (Photo: NRAI/Twitter)India's Rudrankksh Patil in action. (Photo: NRAI/Twitter)

India has a new World champion in air rifle: Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, 16 years after Abhinav Bindra.

The finalists:
RAYNAUD Alexis FRA – 630.1
SOLLAZZO Danilo Dennis ITA – 631.9
NEKOUNAM Amir Mohammad IRI – 632.5
PATIL Rudrankksh Balasaheb IND- 633.9
SHENG Lihao CHN – 633.3
YANG Haoran CHN – 632.1
JADHAV Kiran Ankush IND – 630.6
PRIVRATSKY Jiri CZE – 630.0.

Here’s how The Comeback at Cairo panned out:

* After the end of the second series in the 10m air rifle final in ISSF World Championships, Rudrannkksh Patil was at the fourth spot with a score of 104.2 while Kiran Jadhav is placed at the eighth spot with a score of 102.4.

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* After the end of the third series in the 10m air rifle final in ISSF World Championships, Rudrannkksh Patil is at the too spot with a score of 157.0 while Kiran Jadhav is placed at the eighth spot with a score of 102.4. Jadhav is eliminated from the final as he finishes seventh.

*Paris Olympics quota confirmed for India in 10m air rifle event with Indian shooter Rudrankksh Patil sealing the quota for India. After the end of the fourth series in the 10m air rifle final in ISSF World Championships, Rudrannkksh Patil is at the top spot with a score of 209.9 with four shooters remaining the fray in the final.

* After the end of the fifth series in the 10m air rifle final in ISSF World Championships, Rudrannkksh Patil confirms himself of at least a silver medal as he is placed at the second spot at a score of 261.9 with now only two shooters in fray for the gold medal. Patil to fight for the gold medal against Italian Danielo Sollazo.

*In the gold medal match, both Patil and Sollazo are tied 2-2.

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* Sollazo now leads 4-2 against Patil in the gold medal match.

* Sollazo leads now 6-2 against Patil in the gold medal match.

* Sollazo leads now 6-4 against Patil in the gold medal match. Patil shoots a 10.9 against Sollazo’s 10.5 to take the set and two points.

* Sollazo now leads 8-4 against Patil in the gold medal match. Sollazo shoots 10.6 against Patil’s 10.5 to take the set and two points.

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* Sollazzo now leads 10-4 against Patil in the gold medal match

* Sollazzo now leads 10-6 against Patil in the gold medal match. Patil claims two points to take the set with a shot of 10.6 against the Italian’s 10.3.

* Sollazzo now leads 11-7 against Patil in the gold medal match. Both the shooters shot an identical 10.4 to claim one point each.

* Sollazzo now leads 11-9 against Patil in the gold medal match. Patil shoots 10.6 against the Italian’s 10.2 to take the set and two points and inch closer to the Italian’s total.

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* Sollazzo now leads 13-9 against Patil in the gold medal match. The Italian shot 10.7 while Patil shot 10.4 as Sollazzo claims the two points and the set. The indian has called out a time-out

* Sollazzo now leads 13-11 against Patil in the gold medal match. Patil shoots 10.5 against Sollazzo’s 10.3 to take the set and claim two points.

* What a comeback. Patil has now tied 13-13 against Sollazzo in the gold medal match. Patil shot 10.8 against Sollazzo’s 10.7 to claim the set and two points.

* Patil is now in the lead for the first time in the gold medal match as he now leads 15-13. The Italian has called a time out.

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* Patil only needs one point or to tie the set to win the gold medal

* A come from behind win for Rudrankksh Patil as the Indian shooter wins the gold medal with a 17-13 win over Sollazzo. Patil shoots a 10.5 against Sollazzo’s 10.2 to claim the two points and set the gold medal match.

Nitin Sharma is an Assistant Editor with the sports team of The Indian Express. Based out of Chandigarh, Nitin works with the print sports desk while also breaking news stories for the online sports team. A Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award recipient for the year 2017 for his story ‘Harmans of Moga’, Nitin has also been a two-time recipient of the UNFPA-supported Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity for the years 2022 and 2023 respectively. Nitin mainly covers Olympics sports disciplines with his main interests in shooting, boxing, wrestling, athletics and much more. The last 17 years with The Indian Express has seen him unearthing stories across India from as far as Andaman and Nicobar to the North East. Nitin also covers cricket apart from women’s cricket with a keen interest. Nitin has covered events like the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 ODI World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup and the 2017 AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships. An alumnus of School of Communication Studies, Panjab University, from where he completed his Masters in Mass Communications degree, Nitin has been an avid quizzer too. A Guru Nanak Dev University Colour holder, Nitin’s interest in quizzing began in the town of Talwara Township, a small town near the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border. When not reporting, Nitin's interests lie in discovering new treks in the mountains or spending time near the river Beas at his hometown. ... Read More

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