Ques: Which country won the maximum medal in ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol – 2015?
a. USA
b. India
c. China
d. Germany
Ans: c
Related facts:
- The World Cup finals rifle/pistol-2015 organized by International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF), was held in Munich, Germany during 1 to 7 September.
- The previous four phases of ISSF World Cup 2015 was held in Changwan (Korea), Fort Benning(USA), Munich(Germany) and Gabala(Azerbaijan) respectively.
- The top five medal-winning countries are-
S.No | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | USA | 2 | – | – | 2 |
3 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Germany | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
5 | Serbia | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
- India with 1 silver reaches 8th in the medal list.
- India’s only silver medal won by Apurvi Chandela in women’s10meterair rifle event, while Elaheh Ahmadi (Iran) and Andrea Arsovic (Serbia) won the gold and bronze medals.
- It is notable that each year only the top performers in the ISSF World Cup involved in its four levels of ISSF final event.
Reference:
http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions.ashx
http://www.issf-sports.org/media/calendar/2015/1697/completeresult/WCF%20RP%20GER%202015%20Results%20Book.pd
http://www.thenrai.in/news_events_details.aspx