Saurav Gorakh Lagad of the Indian Navy experienced the high of getting the better of a reigning World Champion, when he emerged triumphant in the men's 10m air rifle T1 trials for Group A shooters, here at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR).

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Lagad won the gold medal match over Maharashtra's Rudrankksh B. Patil with a 17-9 score in his favour, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) informed in a release on Monday.

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Earlier in the eight-man ranking round, Rudrankksh had finished on top with a score of 261.5 even as Lagad ended second on countback. A second Navy shooter, Kiran Ankush Jadhav won bronze.

In the women's 50m rifle 3-position (3P), Punjab's Sift Kaur Samra finished first outgunning statemate and India's top woman 3P shooter Anjum Moudgil 17-5 in the decider.

Anjum had earlier topped the ranking round and had also finished second in qualification ahead of Sift, who had qualified in fourth place.

In the women's 50m rifle 3-position (3P), Punjab's Sift Kaur Samra finished first outgunning statemate and India's top woman 3P shooter Anjum Moudgil 17-5 in the decider.

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