HANNOVER: Indian sensational shooter Heena Sidhu won the gold medal while compatriot P Shri Nivetha clinched for bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event at the International Shooting Competitions of Hannover (ISCH) to the lead of next week's ISSF Munich World Cup.

Heena was in spirited form in the final where she was tied with  Mathilde Lamolle from France on 239.8 points. She won the tie to bag the gold ahead of Mathilde.

On a related note Shri Nivetha finished on 219.2.

It is noted that this finish marks a strong build-up to next week's ISSF World Cup in Munich. After beginning with a series of scores in the 9s, Heena knobbed to jagg up 10 and above constantly breaking away from the field. Her second series produced consistent 10s and she even hit a perfect 10.9 in the elimination round to set herself in contention for gold medal.

at first fighting for the 3rd-4th position Indian shooter Heena scored a 10.9 on her 13th shot in the final to lead and then held her nerve till the end.

The ISSF Munich World Cup will be conducted from May 22 to 29 .This shooting event  will be Heena's second major competition after her twin medal success at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and the World Cup in Korea.