The 21-year-old Army marksman, who narrowly missed out on last year\u2019s Paris Olympics squad, overcame a sluggish start in the senior final to snatch a maiden national crown at the expense of teammate Pradhyumn Singh, who fell short by 0.8 points. Rajasthan\u2019s Aakash Bhardwaj won bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He then had a similar slow off-the-block start in the junior final, but quickly made ground, staying in touch with silver winner Nikhil Saroha of Uttar Pradesh (U.P) who was on a start-to-finish mission. His patience finally paid off after the 21st shot as Nikhil blinked with an 8.5, handing the senior pro an easy double in the end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Varun\u2019s score in the senior final was 238, while he was clearly more confident in the junior final resulting in greater accuracy and a final tally of 246.2. Pradhyumn also rounded off a fruitful day with a second medal, a bronze in the junior men\u2019s air pistol.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The youth final saw a U.P 1-2 when Chirag Sharma overcame the 14-year-old cynosure of all eyes Dev Pratap by a margin of 1.3 after 24-shots. Chirag finished with 241.8. Rajasthan\u2019s Mayank Choudhary won bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Varun\u2019s score in the senior final was 238, while he was clearly more confident in the junior final resulting in greater accuracy and a final tally of 246.2. Pradhyumn also rounded off a fruitful day with a second medal, a bronze in the junior men\u2019s air pistol.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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