As many as four gold medals, divided equally among Olympic and non-Olympic events, will be decided on competition day one of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo on Saturday, with 15 Indians in action across five events.

The women’s and men’s 10m air rifle finals, will no doubt be the showstoppers being popular Olympic events, with the non-Olympic 50m pistol event also giving out two gold medals on day one.

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A total of 720 athletes from 71 member federations will compete in Cairo’s Olympic Shooting range over 10 competition days, in what has now become a regular venue in the international shooting calendar over the past few years.

The World Championship is often referred to as the pinnacle of the sport by athletes give

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