Armenia Wins World Championship Gold in Shooting as Hayk Minasyan Takes Title

Armenia celebrated a world champion on Monday as Hayk Minasyan took the gold medal in the men’s individual mixed run moving target event at the International Shooting Sport (ISSF) World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia.

Minasyan delivered the top performance on the opening day of the competition, scoring 384 points to secure the world title in one of shooting sport’s most technically demanding disciplines.

Armenia added another medal later in the day, earning silver in the men’s team event. Minasyan teamed up with Hovhannes Margaryan and Gor Khachatryan to finish second overall, giving the Armenian squad a place on the world championship podium.

The ISSF Moving Target World Championship is being held in Tallinn from July 20 to 26, bringing together the world’s top athletes in the discipline.

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