Udhayveer Sidhu Wins Men's 10m Air Pistol Gold at ISSF World Cup in Cairo

Indian shooter Udhayveer Sidhu won the men's 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt, on 11 October 2026. He scored 240.6 points in the final, which GKToday describes as his first World Cup medal in this event. The result matters for sports current affairs because it combines a named athlete, a venue, a federation and exact scores, which are the facts revision notes usually need.

Key facts at a glance

Event date, source date and status

What is completed

The men's 10m air pistol final took place on 11 October 2026 and is complete. The GKToday report was published on 12 October 2026, a day after the final. Learners should record 11 October as the event date and 12 October only as the report date.

What the evidence leaves open

The source says the Cairo World Cup runs from 8 to 16 October 2026. As of 16 October 2026 (IST), that is the scheduled last day, and the evidence does not report the tournament's closing or any overall medal table. This post therefore treats only the men's 10m air pistol final as completed. It does not give India's team tally or other Indian results.

How the final unfolded

Sidhu reached the eight-shooter final by placing fourth in qualification with 585 points. He then won with 240.6, only 0.5 points ahead of Germany's Christian Reitz, who is described as a multi-Olympic medallist. Italy's Paolo Monna took bronze with 219.8, well behind the top two.

Exam background: ISSF and the 10m air pistol

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)

• It is the international governing body for Olympic shooting sport.
• It was established in 1907 as the International Shooting Union.
• It adopted its present name in 1998.
• It governs international rifle, pistol and shotgun competitions, including the ISSF World Cup series.

10m air pistol

• It is a precision event shot at a target 10 metres from the firing point.
• Competitors use a 4.5 mm calibre air pistol.
• In the standard qualification round, each athlete fires 60 shots.
• The top eight shooters advance to the final.
• It is an Olympic shooting event.

Context and a caution on "first" claims

GKToday calls the win Sidhu's first major international success. A 2022 Rediff/PTI report from a different competition, the ISSF World Championship in Cairo, says he won the junior men's 25m pistol and standard pistol titles there. These are junior-category results from another event and do not contradict the World Cup claim, but they show that "first" should be read narrowly. For notes, it is safest to write that this was his first World Cup medal in the 10m air pistol event, as the source says.

This post is based on one 2026 report, and no second source confirms the Cairo result. Check scores and dates against the official ISSF results before relying on them for anything high-stakes. Nothing in the evidence says this topic will appear in any exam.

Practice MCQs

Question 1

Which event did Udhayveer Sidhu win at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo?

1. Men's 25m rapid-fire pistol
2. Men's 10m air pistol
3. Men's 50m rifle 3 positions
4. Women's 10m air pistol

Answer: Men's 10m air pistol — the source says he won the men's 10m air pistol gold in Cairo on 11 October 2026.

Question 2

What was Sidhu's winning score in the final, and how far ahead of silver medallist Christian Reitz was he?

1. 240.6 points, by 0.5 points
2. 240.1 points, by 0.5 points
3. 240.6 points, by 20.8 points
4. 219.8 points, by 0.5 points

Answer: 240.6 points, by 0.5 points — Sidhu scored 240.6 and Reitz 240.1, a gap of 0.5.

Question 3

Where did Sidhu place in qualification, and with what score, before the eight-shooter final?

1. First, with 585
2. Fourth, with 585
3. Fourth, with 240.6
4. Eighth, with 219.8

Answer: Fourth, with 585 — the source says he entered the final after placing fourth in qualification with 585 points.

Question 4

The ISSF was founded in 1907 under which name, and when did it adopt its present name?

1. International Shooting Union; 1998
2. International Shooting Union; 2008
3. International Shooting Council; 1998
4. International Sport Shooting League; 1907

Answer: International Shooting Union; 1998 — the source gives 1907 as the founding year under that name and 1998 as the year the present name was adopted.

Question 5

Which shooter won bronze in the men's 10m air pistol final in Cairo?

1. Christian Reitz of Germany
2. Paolo Monna of Italy
3. Udhayveer Sidhu of India
4. Liu Yangpan of China

Answer: Paolo Monna of Italy — he took bronze with 219.8 points.