Jaspal Rana wins second gold

India added another gold medal to their rich haul from the shooting ranges at Bisley when Jaspal Rana and Mahaveer Singh won the men's 25 metre Centre Fire Pistol - Pairs event at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

The duo aggregated 1150 points to come out tops by a solitary point.

David Moore and Bruce Quick of Australia finished a close second with 1149 points, while Pakistan's Irshad Ali and Zahid Ali won the bronze with 1142 points.

For Rana, it is his second gold, having won the men's 25 metre Standard Pistol Pairs, partnering Samresh Jung.

Rana and Jung had also won a silver in the men's 10 metre air pistol pair event.

Rana and Mahaveer's medal on Tuesday swelled India gold tally to eight.

Results

Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol - Pairs:
1. Jaspal Rana and Mahaveer Singh (Ind) 1150, 2. David Moore and Bruce Quick (Aus) 1149, 3. Irshad Ali and Zahid Ali (Pak) 1142, 4. Allan Stuart McDonald and Daniel Francois Van Tonder (SA) 1140, 5. Greg Yelavich and Alan Earle (NZ) 1136, 6. Chester Aurelius Foster and Ronald Mcdonald Skeete (BAR) 1119, 7. Peter Flippant and Simon Ulrick Lucas (Eng) 1118, 8. Hugh Stewart and Robert Doak (Nir) 1116, 9. Ian Harris and Steve Pengelly (Wal) 1107, 10. Suranga Fernando and Gamini Walgama (Sri) 1106, 11. Robert Carroll and Bruce Lillburn (Sco) 1085, 12. Metodi Igorov and Wayne Salhany (Can) 566.

Yesterday's report
Golden treble in shooting for India