China's Wang, Song win 10m air rifle mixed team title at ISSF World Cup

China's Wang Zifei teamed up with Song Buhan to win the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. 

The pair delivered a composed and confident performance in the gold medal event, defeating India's Arya Borse and Rudrankksh Patil 17-9. After establishing an early 6-0 lead, Wang and Song maintained control to seize the gold medal point at 14-4 before fending off a late push from their Indian rivals for the victory. This was Wang's second gold medal in Buenos Aires.

The gold came just two days after Wang had triumphed in the women's 10m air rifle individual event, marking China's fourth gold at the Buenos Aires leg of the World Cup.

Wang and Song had earlier topped the qualification round with a total of 631.4 points, securing their place in the title match as top seeds. Borse and Patil placed second with 630.5 points. 

In the bronze medal contest, Argentina's Fernanda Russo and Marcelo Julian Gutierrez edged out India's Narmada Nithin Raju and Arjun Babuta 17-13.