A total of 546 points earned Türkiye’s Şevval İlayda Tarhan the world championship in women’s 50 metre pistol in Doha, Qatar. Armenia’s Elmira Karapetyan finished second on 542 and Kazakhstan’s Irina Yunusmetova took bronze with 537. Tarhan’s six series ranged from 89 to 93 points. Fellow Turkish entrant Şimal Yılmaz placed 14th in the 17-athlete individual competition.
Türkiye’s shooter Şevval İlayda Tarhan topped the women’s 50 metre pistol competition at the world championships in Doha, Qatar. Her victory brought a world gold medal in the discipline.[1], [2]
The individual classification dated 3 November put her first on 546 points. Seventeen athletes appear in the classification for this event.[1]
Armenia’s Elmira Karapetyan finished four points behind Tarhan on 542 to take silver. Kazakhstan’s Irina Yunusmetova placed third with 537. India’s Kavita Dhoundiyal had the same total as Yunusmetova but was classified fourth, with three inner tens against the bronze medallist’s eight. Olena Kostevych of Ukraine scored 536 for fifth place. Sixth went to Azerbaijan’s Nigar Nasirova with 535.[1]
Tarhan opened with consecutive series of 91, followed by 90 and 89. Her fifth series yielded 93 points and her last brought 92, with six inner tens listed overall. Türkiye’s other entrant, Şimal Yılmaz, finished 14th on 522. Yılmaz recorded 86, 83, 83, 89, 91 and 90 across her six series.[1]
