Simranpreet rounded off a great year by winning the junior women\u2019s title on the day to add to the silver medal at the senior level won previously, this time winning the gold shoot-off 5-2 over Haryana\u2019s Payal after both had tied on 34-hits-a-piece. Riya won bronze in this category with 30 hits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Riya\u2019s father Shirish, a former national-level shooter himself and her first coach who is also accompanying the shooter, said, \u201cShe had tears in her eyes. There is no range in Aurangabad and we used to travel 250 km to Pune\u2019s Balewadi range where Akshay Ashtaputre, also the mentor of Swapnil Kusale, has been coaching her for the last five years. She wants to shoot and earn laurels for India.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The senior finals field, besides Simranpreet, who was in contention to make the Paris Olympics this year, and Rahi, also had such top former internationals as Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh among others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Riya\u2019s father Shirish, a former national-level shooter himself and her first coach who is also accompanying the shooter, said, \u201cShe had tears in her eyes. There is no range in Aurangabad and we used to travel 250 km to Pune\u2019s Balewadi range where Akshay Ashtaputre, also the mentor of Swapnil Kusale, has been coaching her for the last five years. She wants to shoot and earn laurels for India.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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