Sergei Evgleski sets records at the Pistol Australia Nationals

The Pistol Australia Nationals took place on 21 - 22 April, and Victorian Institute of Sport’s Sergei Evglevski finished first in the 25m Rapid Fire event with a new national qualification record and a new finals record.

Evglevski also finished second in Air Pistol with a personal best in qualification, and second in the centre fire match.

Over this weekend, the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol event took place in Beijing, China, with Victorian Institute of Sport’s Elena Galiabovitch competing in the 25m Pistol Women Rapid Fire and scored 29 for a total of 578 -19x, placing 30^th. In 10m Air Pistol Men, MQS Extra, Sergei Evglevski scored 559 - 13x.

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