India’s Kamaljeet clinched Gold Medal on 24th July, 2023 in Men’s individual 50 metre Pistol Event at ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship 2023. In which of the following countries was the event held ?

Correct — option (4), South Korea.

The ISSF Junior World Championship 2023 was held in Changwon, South Korea, from 14 to 25 July 2023, with rifle, pistol and shotgun events.

The ISSF's official result for the men's junior 50 m pistol, shot on 24 July 2023, lists India's Kamaljeet first with 544. Veniamin Nikitin of Uzbekistan was second with 542, and the host nation's Kim Taemin third with 541.

The event is 60 shots in six series of ten. Kamaljeet's series were 90, 90, 96, 92, 88 and 88, which add up to 544.

The idea to remember: Kamaljeet, junior 50 m pistol gold, 24 July 2023, Changwon, South Korea.

Why the others are wrong

• (1)
  France — The championship was held in Changwon, South Korea, and no French shooter appears among the 20 in the official 50 m pistol result.

  France was preparing to host the Paris 2024 Olympics, where 50 m pistol was not on the programme: it was dropped after the Rio 2016 Games.

• (2)
  Nepal — Nepal was not the host; the ISSF Junior World Championship 2023 took place in Changwon, South Korea.

  The official result of the men's junior 50 m pistol lists shooters from India, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Azerbaijan, Italy, Latvia and Lithuania, and none from Nepal.

• (3)
  Canada — Canada did not host the championship, which was held in Changwon, South Korea, from 14 to 25 July 2023.

  The medallists in Kamaljeet's event came from India, Uzbekistan and South Korea; no Canadian shooter is listed in that result.

The 50 m pistol, once called free pistol, is a precision event: 60 shots at a target 50 metres away, scored in series of ten.

It was an Olympic event until Rio 2016 and was then dropped from the Olympic programme. It remains on the ISSF's world championship programme, for juniors and for seniors.

A result line shows the six series and a total. The figure after the total, such as '10x' for Kamaljeet, counts inner-ten hits.

Key facts

• The ISSF Junior World Championship 2023 was held in Changwon, South Korea, from 14 to 25 July 2023.
• In the men's junior 50 m pistol on 24 July 2023, Kamaljeet (India) won with 544 (ISSF official result).
• Veniamin Nikitin (Uzbekistan) was second with 542 and Kim Taemin (South Korea) third with 541.
• The 50 m pistol is 60 shots in six series of ten; it was dropped from the Olympic programme after Rio 2016.
• Six Indians appear in the official result of that junior 50 m pistol event; Ankait Tomar was fifth with 539.

Common traps

• Placing the junior and senior championships in the same city: the 2023 junior championship was in Changwon, South Korea, and the senior one in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• Picking the silver medallist's country: Uzbekistan's Veniamin Nikitin was second, but Uzbekistan was not the host.
• Treating 50 m pistol as an Olympic event: it was dropped from the Olympic programme after Rio 2016.

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  The ISSF Junior World Championship 2023, where Kamaljeet won the men's 50 m pistol gold, was held in which city?

  • (a)Baku
  • (b)Lima
  • (c)Changwon
  • (d)Suhl
  Answer(3) — The championship was held in Changwon, South Korea, from 14 to 25 July 2023. Option (1) hosted the senior ISSF World Championship from August 2023; option (2) hosted the previous junior championship in 2021; option (4) was not the 2023 host.
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  Which of the following ISSF events was NOT on the programme of the Paris 2024 Olympics?

  • (a)10 m air pistol
  • (b)50 m pistol
  • (c)25 m rapid fire pistol
  • (d)Trap
  Answer(2) — The 50 m pistol was dropped from the Olympic programme after Rio 2016. Options (1), (3) and (4) are Olympic events at Paris 2024.