Anish Bhanwala secured his first individual World Cup medal by winning bronze in Cairo ©NRAI

India finished atop the medals table with four gold and three bronze at the 2023 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.

Hungary finished in second place, but only managed two gold and one silver.

Italy came third with one gold and one silver.

On the final day, Anish Bhanwala secured a bronze medal for India in the 25 metres rapid fire pistol.

The 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist scored 21 points at the end of the six series, falling behind the winner, Italy's Massimo Spinella, and silver medallist Clement Bessaguet of France.

The 22-year-old Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar earned first place in the men's 50m rifle three positions. 

It is the second World Cup gold medal in the event for him after winning it at New Delhi in 2021.

Tomar also won the event in the Lima 2021 Junior World Championships, and the Sulhi 2019 Junior World Cup.

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar earned first place in the men's 50m rifle three positions ©NRAI
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar earned first place in the men's 50m rifle three positions ©NRAI

Rudrannkksh Balasheb Patil claimed two gold medals in the competition, as he won the men's 10m air rifle and the mixed 10m air rifle alongside Narmada Raju.

Patil won his first senior World Cup title, as he edged past Maxmillian Ulbrich of Germany.

Varun Tomar and Rhythym Sangwan earned India their fourth gold in the tournament, as they won the mixed 10m air pistol.

Tomar also secured a bronze medal in the men's 10 metre air pistol.

Tilottama Sen, only 14-years-old, achieved a bronze medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle, missing out on the gold medal match by just 0.1 points, which Britain's Seonaid Mcintosh won.

The next ISSF World Cup is set to happen in Bhopal, India, which will be from March 20 to March 31.