New Delhi, Oct (Ians) India won yet another bronze at the International Shooting Sport Federation (Issf) World Championship Shotgun in Osijek, Croatia, when the troika of Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Rituraj Bundela and Abhay Singh Sekhon defeated Slovakia 6-2 in the bronze medal match of the skeet team men’s junior competition, at the Olympic Shooting Range ‘Pampas’.
This was India’s fourth medal and second bronze of the championships.
Bhavtegh, Rituraj Bundela and Abhay first shot 204 out of a possible 225 in qualification to finish third among 10-teams. They tied with the Czech Republic after their team comprising Bohumil Vobr, Martin Vcelicka and Adam Vesely also shot the same score. However, the Indians claimed third place after winning a shoot-off 11-10. USA topped with 209 while Finland was second with 208. The former won gold eventually.
The Women’s Junior Skeet team also qualified for the bronze medal match after the trio of Areeba Khan,...
This was India’s fourth medal and second bronze of the championships.
Bhavtegh, Rituraj Bundela and Abhay first shot 204 out of a possible 225 in qualification to finish third among 10-teams. They tied with the Czech Republic after their team comprising Bohumil Vobr, Martin Vcelicka and Adam Vesely also shot the same score. However, the Indians claimed third place after winning a shoot-off 11-10. USA topped with 209 while Finland was second with 208. The former won gold eventually.
The Women’s Junior Skeet team also qualified for the bronze medal match after the trio of Areeba Khan,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 8 (Ians Senior men 's 3-Positions (3P) rifle shooter and double Olympian Sanjeev Rajput showed good form, shooting competitively for the first time since the coronavirus-induced lockdown, to win the 50m Rifle 3P T1 trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in the national capital.
Sanjeev, who will have his eyes set on the Tokyo Olympics later this year having secured a quota, shot a high 1181 in qualifying to top the 19-man field. He was clear two points ahead of second-placed youngster Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who will most probably be partnering him in Tokyo.
In the finals too, the senior pro was given a good fight by another youngster Swapnil Kusale, before decisively pulling away with a superb 10.6 for his first standing position shot, to Swapnil's 9.7. He did not look back and finished top with 459.9 to Swapnil's 459.1. Akhil Sheoran finished third with 445.6.
Young Abhay Singh Sekhon...
Sanjeev, who will have his eyes set on the Tokyo Olympics later this year having secured a quota, shot a high 1181 in qualifying to top the 19-man field. He was clear two points ahead of second-placed youngster Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who will most probably be partnering him in Tokyo.
In the finals too, the senior pro was given a good fight by another youngster Swapnil Kusale, before decisively pulling away with a superb 10.6 for his first standing position shot, to Swapnil's 9.7. He did not look back and finished top with 459.9 to Swapnil's 459.1. Akhil Sheoran finished third with 445.6.
Young Abhay Singh Sekhon...
- 1/8/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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