Cairo, Oct. 15 -- Germany swept the podium in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol here, with OliverGeis winning gold after a close contest with compatriot Florian Peter.

Geis finished with 34 hits, narrowly beating Peter's 33, while Emanuel Mueller completed the all-German podium with 28 on Wednesday.

The three occupied the top positions after the sixth five-shot series, when Geis led with 26 hits, Peter followed with 25 and Mueller had 24. Italy's Massimo Spinella was eliminated in fourth place with 23 hits. Mueller then secured bronze after the seventh series, leaving Geis and Peter to battle for gold in the final series, with Geis holding on for a one-hit victory....