Indian Shooter Om Prakash bags gold at ISSF World Championship

Indian Shooter Om Prakash Mitharwal picked up his maiden gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships. 

He claimed the top honours in the 50 metres pistol event in Changwon, South Korea yesterday. 

The 23-year-old, a



bronze-winner in the 10m air pistol and the 50m pistol events of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast earlier this year, shot a score of 564 to finish on top.

The silver was won by Serbia's Damir Mikec while the bronze went to local favourite Daemyung Lee.