After kicking off in Guadalajara (MEX) with the first stage of the 2018 ISSF World Cup Series, the shooting sport season continued in Sydney (AUS), where the first ISSF Junior World Cup of the season closed today.
A total of 153 junior athletes participated in the competition, representing 16 countries and piling up 224 starts.
Final medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Individual | Team | Total | |||||||
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 | CHN |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | IND |
4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | ITA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | AUS |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 5 | TPE |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | THA |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | HUN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | FIN |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | GBR |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | ||
India and the People’s Republic of China absolutely dominated the competition, bagging nine gold medals each and taking the top-two positions in the final medal standings. The Chinese National Team placed 1st, adding eight silvers and eight bronzes to their nine gold medals, while India finished in 2nd place with nine golds, five silvers and eight bronzes.
Italy followed in 3rd position with three gold medals, one silver and two bronzes, while the only gold remaining was taken by the host country, Australia.
Medalists by event - Individual
| Event | Date | Medal | Name | Nation |
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| 10m Air Rifle Men Junior | 22 MAR 2018 | Gold | LIU Yuqi | CHN |
| Silver | PEKLER Zalan | HUN |
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| Bronze | BABUTA Arjun | IND |
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| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior | 23 MAR 2018 | Gold | ZHANG Changhong | CHN |
| Silver | LANGSTROM Sebastian | FIN |
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| Bronze | PEKLER Zalan | HUN |
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| 10m Air Pistol Men Junior | 24 MAR 2018 | Gold | WANG Zhehao | CHN |
| Silver | RANA Gaurav | IND |
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| Bronze | ANMOL Anmol | IND |
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| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior | 26 MAR 2018 | Gold | ANISH Anish | IND |
| Silver | CHENG Zhipeng | CHN |
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| Bronze | ZHANG Jueming | CHN |
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| Trap Men Junior | 23 MAR 2018 | Gold | MARONGIU Matteo | ITA |
| Silver | OUYANG Yiliu | CHN |
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| Bronze | KAPOOR Vivaan | IND |
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| Skeet Men Junior | 28 MAR 2018 | Gold | DOU Xuyang | CHN |
| Silver | CHITI Matteo | ITA |
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| Bronze | SODI Niccolo | ITA |
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| 10m Air Rifle Women Junior | 22 MAR 2018 | Gold | VALARIVAN Elavenil | IND |
| Silver | LIN Ying-Shin | TPE |
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| Bronze | WANG Zeru | CHN |
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| 10m Air Pistol Women Junior | 24 MAR 2018 | Gold | BHAKER Manu | IND |
| Silver | HIRUNPHOEM Kanyakorn | THA |
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| Bronze | LU Kaiman | CHN |
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| 25m Pistol Women Junior | 28 MAR 2018 | Gold | MUSKAN Muskan | IND |
| Silver | QIN Sihang | CHN |
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| Bronze | HIRUNPHOEM Kanyakorn | THA |
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| Trap Women Junior | 22 MAR 2018 | Gold | DUAN Yuwei | CHN |
| Silver | CAMPOS-MARTYN Augusta Rose | GBR |
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| Bronze | GAO Wendi | CHN |
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| Skeet Women Junior | 27 MAR 2018 | Gold | JONES Aislin | AUS |
| Silver | CHE Yufei | CHN |
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| Bronze | SEKHON Ganemat | IND |
Medalists by event - Team
| Event | Date | Medal | Name | Nation |
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| 10m Air Pistol Men Junior Team | 24 MAR 2018 | Gold | India 1 | IND |
| Silver | People's Republic of China | CHN |
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| Bronze | India 2 | IND |
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| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior Team | 26 MAR 2018 | Gold | People's Republic of China | CHN |
| Silver | India 1 | IND |
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| Bronze | India 2 | IND |
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| Trap Men Junior Team | 22 MAR 2018 | Gold | People's Republic of China | CHN |
| Silver | Australia | AUS |
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| Bronze | India | IND |
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| Skeet Men Junior Team | 27 MAR 2018 | Gold | Italy | ITA |
| Silver | India | IND |
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| Bronze | People's Republic of China | CHN |
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| 10m Air Rifle Women Junior Team | 22 MAR 2018 | Gold | India | IND |
| Silver | Chinese Taipei | TPE |
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| Bronze | People's Republic of China | CHN |
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| 10m Air Pistol Women Junior Team | 24 MAR 2018 | Gold | India | IND |
| Silver | People's Republic of China | CHN |
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| Bronze | Thailand 1 | THA |
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| 25m Pistol Women Junior Team | 28 MAR 2018 | Gold | India 1 | IND |
| Silver | India 2 | IND |
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| Bronze | Thailand 1 | THA |
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| Trap Women Junior Team | 21 MAR 2018 | Gold | People's Republic of China | CHN |
| Silver | Australia | AUS |
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| Bronze | Italy | ITA |
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| 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Junior | 27 MAR 2018 | Gold | People's Republic of China 2 | CHN |
| Silver | People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
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| Bronze | India 1 | IND |
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| 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Junior | 27 MAR 2018 | Gold | India 1 | IND |
| Silver | People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
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| Bronze | People's Republic of China 2 | CHN |
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| Trap Mixed Team Junior | 24 MAR 2018 | Gold | Italy 2 | ITA |
| Silver | India 2 | IND |
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| Bronze | People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
Seven new Junior World Records were set during the competition:
- Du Xuyang of the People’s Republic of China hit 58 targets in the Skeet Men Junior event
- Zhang Jueming, Cheng Zhipeng and Pan Junchen of the People’s Republic of China scored 1733 team points in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior event
- Wang Zhehao of the People’s Republic of China scored 242.5 points inthe 10m Air Pistol Men Junior event
- Manu Bhaker, Devanshi Rana and Mahima Turhi Agrawal of India scored 1693 team points in the 10m Air Pistol Women Junior event
- Erica Sessa and Teo Petroni of Italy hit 38 targets in the Trap Mixed Team event
- Zhang Ting, Duan Yuwei and Gao Wendi of the People’s Republic of China hit 307 team targets in the Trap Women Junior event
- Elavenil Valarivan Elavenil, Zeena Khitta and Shreya Agrawal of India scored 1876.5 team points in the 10m Air Rifle Women Junior event
Also, five new Junior Qualification World Records were set in Sydney:
- Zhy Yingjie and Liu Yuqi of the People’s Republic of China scored 838.3 points in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event
- Manu Bhaker and Anmol Anmol of India scored 770 points in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event
- Kanyakorn Hirunphoem of Thailand scored 576 points in the 10m Air Pistol Women Junior event
- Erica Sessa and Teo Petroni of Italy hit 133 targets in the Trap Mixed Team Junior event
- Elavenil Valarivan Elavenil of India scored 631.4 points in the 10m Air Rifle Women Junior event
The ISSF season will resume next month with the ISSF World Cup Stage 2, taking place in Changwon (KOR) from April 20th to April 30th.
All ISSF competition will be streamed live on the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channel and on its official Facebook page.
Live results of the competition, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.