India picked up two more golds, besides other medals, at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany, cementing their spot at the top of the medal tally, which now stands at five golds, four silvers, and two bronzes, with two more competition days left.
Amanpreet Singh in the men’s 25-metre pistol and the women’s 25-metre pistol team comprising Megana Sadula, Payal Khatri, and Simranpreet Kaur Brar were the gold winners for India on the day, said a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Tuesday. Amanpreet shot gold with a score of 586 in the men’s 25-metre pistol. Megana, Payal, and Simranpreet combined for a score of 1719 for the women’s team gold.
In the individual women’s event, three Indians, Megana, Payal, and Divanshi, reached the final, but Megana finished fourth with 22 hits, Payal was fifth with 18 hits, and Divanhsi was seventh with 11 hits. In the men’s individual event, apart from Amanpreet, Swaraj Bhondave was eighth with 574, Meshaak Ponnudurai was ninth with 574, Abhimanyu Yadav was 13th with 571, and Ankait Tomar was 14th with 569.
In the junior men’s 50m rifle 3 positions, Avinash Yadav was 28th with 573, Parikshit Singh Brar was 31st with 572, Ramanya Tomar was 40th with 567, and Harsh Singh finished 45th with a score of 566. Korea is in second place in the competition with four golds, three silvers, and one bronze, for a total of eight medals. The USA is third with three gold medals and three silver medals each, as per ISSF’s official website.
