Sheng Lihao won mixed team 10m air rifle gold with Laura-Georgeta Ilie ©Getty Images

China's Sheng Lihao and Laura-Georgeta Ilie of Romania won gold alongside Indian wonderkid Manu Bhaker and Iranian veteran Javad Foroughi at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President's Cup Rifle and Pistol in Wroclaw in Poland.

Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Lihao and two-time European champion Ilie were paired together in the mixed 10 metres air rifle team event and proved to be a formidable partnership.

The duo annihilated Hungary's István Péni and Rikke Mæng Ibsen of Denmark 16-2 in the final to claim the gold medal.

Lihao and Ilie had blitzed qualification with a leading score of 634.7 before stumbling slightly in the semi-finals but still progressing.

New experimental formats are being tried out in the President's Cup.

Manu Bhaker paired with Javad Foroughi to take a 16-8 final victory in the mixed 10m air pistol tournament ©Getty Images
Manu Bhaker paired with Javad Foroughi to take a 16-8 final victory in the mixed 10m air pistol tournament ©Getty Images

In the 10m air rifle and the 10m air pistol mixed teams events, the pairings will be drawn at random, irrespective of nationality.

Bhaker and Olympic champion Foroughi were drawn together in the mixed 10m air pistol division.

They beat France's Mathilde Lamolle and Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Artem Chernousov of Russia 16-8 in the gold medal match.

Bhaker and Foroughi had the third-best qualification score and second-best semi-final points haul before topping the chart in the final.

Tomorrow will see the champions of the men's 10m air rifle and 10m air pistol crowned, as well as the women's 10m air rifle and 10m air pistol.