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E-mail Xinhua, July 30, 2024
Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec came from behind to edge Sevval Ilayda Tarhan and Yusuf Dikec of Türkiye 16-14 in the 10m air pistol mixed team final to secure Serbia's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
The two teams were tied at 14-14, and it all came to the final shot, where Mikec shot for an impressive 10.7 to help Serbia clinch victory.
It is the first Olympic gold for Mikec in five Olympic Games. He won silver in the men's 10m air pistol in Tokyo three years ago.
Despite the narrow defeat, 51-year-old Dikec, also a five-time Olympian, has a reason to celebrate as the silver is his first ever Olympic medal.
Earlier on Tuesday, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh of India fended off comeback efforts from Lee Won-ho and Oh Ye-jin of South Korea to win the bronze medal 16-10.
India enjoyed a big 14-6 lead but Lee delivered two 10.8 shots to keep South Korea's hopes alive. However, a 9.5 from Lee and a 9.0 from Oh were far from enough to stop the Indians, as Singh shot for 10.2 and Bhaker for 9.4 to claim the bronze.
This is the second medal for Bhaker at Paris 2024, after the 22-year-old became the first Indian female shooter to win an Olympic medal with a bronze in the women's 10m air pistol.
