The young Indian, who had topped qualification with 586-19x, carried his form into the finals, shooting 21 of 24 shots in the 10s to secure gold with a commanding margin of 8.5 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Italy\u2019s Luca Arrighi took silver with 236.3 (572-21x), while Spain\u2019s Lucas Sanchez Tome claimed bronze on 215.1 (573 - 11x). The final also witnessed the tournament\u2019s first shoot-off, where Iran\u2019s Hosein Gohari edged past Italy\u2019s Gabriele Aldo Villani for sixth place, after both were tied on 156.8. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Iranian went on to finish fifth with 174.8 (572-12x). Individual Neutral Athlete Vladislav Makarov (194.3) and Igor Tupitsyn (134.9) finished fourth and seventh, respectively. India\u2019s Chirag Sharma, who had entered the finals second with 578-15x, finished eighth with 115.6, to complete the final line-up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the junior women\u2019s 10m air pistol final, Individual Neutral Athlete Evelina Shiena delivered a composed performance, leading from start to finish to secure gold with 240.9. India\u2019s Rashmika Sahgal, who had qualified fifth with 573-17x, battled hard but fell short, taking silver with 236.1, 4.8 points behind Evelina. Iran\u2019s Fatemah Shekari, who had qualified eighth with 567-14x, rose to the occasion to secure bronze with 213.8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among the other Indian finalists, Vanshika Chaudhary, who had topped qualification with 576-17x, finished fifth after 18 shots with 174.2, while Mohini Singh, the second-best qualifier with 576-12x, placed sixth with 153.2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The skeet competition also began with qualification rounds on Day 2. Asian Championship silver medallist Harmehar Singh Lally led the men\u2019s field with an impressive 74 hits out of 75. He was closely followed by Cyprus\u2019s Andreas Pontikis, Finland\u2019s Lassi Akseli Matias, and Italy\u2019s Marco Coco, all with 73 hits. India\u2019s Jyotiraditya Singh Sisodiya and Atul Singh, along with Czechia\u2019s Alex Petrasek, are in the chasing pack with 72 hits each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the junior women\u2019s skeet, reigning Asian champion Mansi Raghuwanshi topped qualification day 1 with 71 hits from 75 targets. She was followed by the USA\u2019s Chloe Chaleunsinh with 69 and Italy\u2019s World Championship silver medallist Arianna Nember with 68. Individual Neutral Athletes' Varvara Zaitseva and Kseniia Shuliak, along with India\u2019s Agrima Kanwar, are tied on 67. Olympian Raiza Dhillon is seventh with 65, alongside Yashasvi Rathore, also on 65.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The skeet competition also began with qualification rounds on Day 2. Asian Championship silver medallist Harmehar Singh Lally led the men\u2019s field with an impressive 74 hits out of 75. He was closely followed by Cyprus\u2019s Andreas Pontikis, Finland\u2019s Lassi Akseli Matias, and Italy\u2019s Marco Coco, all with 73 hits. India\u2019s Jyotiraditya Singh Sisodiya and Atul Singh, along with Czechia\u2019s Alex Petrasek, are in the chasing pack with 72 hits each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Day 3 of the competition on Saturday (Sep 27) will feature three finals -- the 10m air pistol mixed team final at 11:00 AM, followed by the skeet men\u2019s and women\u2019s finals at 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n