Ukrainian athlete wins bronze at ISSF World Shooting Championships in Egypt

Ukrainian athlete Pavlo Korostylov has won bronze in the 25-metre rapid fire pistol at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Egypt.

Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company

Details: In his specialist event – 25 m rapid fire pistol – Korostylov has scored 573–17x. This is his 11th medal at world championships.

Earlier, Oleh Omelchuk, Pavlo Korostylov and Viktor Bankin had taken bronze in the 50-metre pistol team event.

Maksym Horodynets had earlier won bronze in the 25 m rapid fire pistol.

The ISSF World Shooting Championships run until 18 November. Ukraine has been represented by 13 athletes across 15 events. At the previous Worlds the yellow-and-blue team won three golds: Pavlo Korostylov and Serhii Kulish in individual events, with Maksym Horodynets and Yuliia Korostylova triumphing in the team competitions.

Background: It was reported earlier that Oleksii Khabarov, Master of Sport of international class in rifle and pistol shooting, has been killed in action [Master of Sport is an honorary title given to Ukrainian athletes for achievements on the international stage – ed.].

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