ISSF World cup final Rifle/Pistol – 2015

ISSF World Cup Final rifle / pistol -2015

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.NoCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1China3126
2USA22
3Russia1225
4Germany112
5Serbia123
  • 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