India's Abhishek Verma, centre, won gold in the men's 10 metre air pistol at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup ©ISSF

Abhishek Verma won gold in the men's 10 metre air pistol at the International Sport Shooting Federation (ISSF) Rifle and Pistol World Cup to put India top of the medal table.

Verma scored 585 points in qualification and 242.7 in the final to take gold at Beijing Shooting Range Hall.

Russia's Artem Chernousov had topped qualifying with 586 points but could only score 240.4 in the final, good enough for silver. 

Bronze went to South Korea’s Han Seung-woo, who scored 582 in qualification and 220.0 in the final. 

India lead the medal table at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Beijing ©ISSF
India lead the medal table at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Beijing ©ISSF

Mongolia and India received Tokyo 2020 quota places. 

India lead the medal table with three gold medals and one silver.

Hosts China are second with two golds, two silvers and one bronze, while Russia have one gold, three silver and three bronze. 

The competition concludes tomorrow with the women's 25m pistol and 50m rifle three positions.