Published on 24 Feb 2019

Flash News: Istvan Peni (HUN) wins the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final in New Delhi

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Marco Dalla Dea

Quota places went to Peni and Marco De Nicolo of Italy, today's Bronze medalist

Hungary’s 22-year old Istvan Peni won today’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final at the ISSF Rifle 

and Pistol World Cup in New Delhi, India. He scored 459.1 points to finish atop of the scoreboard.

 

Silver went to Rio 2016 Silver medalist Sergey Kamenskiy, 31, of the Russian Federation, with 459.0 points. The Russian shooter finished behind the winner by 0.1 points, a thin hair of difference, on a 50m rifle target. 

 

Italy’s Marco De Nicolo followed in Bronze position, with 444.5 points. 

 

The two Tokyo 2020 Quota Places up for grabs went to Istavn Peni and Marco De Nicolo, as Kamenskiy had already secured one at last year’s ISSF World Championship. 

 

New Delhi’s action-packed Sunday continues with the 10m Air Pistol Men final. Watch the match live on www.issf-sports.org and on the ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, YouTube, and LiveStream, starting from 14.30 (GMT+5.30).