Anna Janssen of Germany, centre, won her first World Cup medal in the women’s 10 metres air rifle category ©ISSF

Anna Janssen of Germany won her first World Cup medal in the women’s 10 metres air rifle category after defeating Océanne Muller of France 17-7 at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

Two-time European Championships gold medallist Laura-Georgeta Ilie settled for bronze after shooting 260.2 overall in the elimination round.

Jeanette Hegg Duestad of Norway finished fourth with same score as Ilie before Hungarian Gitta Bajos completed the top-five with a score of 206.7.

Among men, two-time World Championships silver medallist Petar Gorša of Croatia beat multiple European Championships medallist Sergy Rikhter of Israel to claim the men’s 10m air rifle gold.

Petar Gorša of Croatia won the men's 10m air rifle gold in Rio ©Getty Images
Petar Gorša of Croatia won the men's 10m air rifle gold in Rio ©Getty Images

Gorša dominated Rikhter with a scoreline of 16-4 in the gold-medal match.

Another Croatian Miran Maričić, who won bronze at the Changwon World Championships in 2018, won the same-coloured medal in Rio.

In the elimination round, Jiří Přívratský of Czech Republic came in fourth with a score of 260.0 while two-time World Championships gold medallist  William Shaner of the United States finished a disappointing fifth after scoring only 207.5.

The World Cup is set to continue in Rio tomorrow with competitions in the 10m air pistol events.