While the Indian pairs caused high drama on the penultimate day of the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle\/Pistol\/Shotgun in New Delhi, Croatia\u2019s 20-year-old Toni Gudelj and Czechia\u2019s Lea Kucerova claimed their nations\u2019 first gold medals of the tournament with impressive victories in the trap events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India also added a bronze through Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat in the men\u2019s trap final, ensuring the hosts stayed firmly on top of the medal tally with 23 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a gripping all-India gold medal clash in the 10m air rifle mixed team event, the pair of Isha Anil Taksale and Himanshu staged a remarkable comeback to defeat compatriots Shambhavi S. Kshirsagar and Naraen Pranav 17\u201315. Trailing 15\u20139 at one stage, Isha and Himanshu rallied by winning four consecutive series to seal the gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both teams showcased high-quality shooting with Shambhavi hitting two perfect 10.9s and Isha adding one, while only five of the 64 shots fired in the match dipped below 10.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The bronze medal went to Individual Neutral Athletes' Varvara Kardakova and Kamil Nuriakhmetov, who defeated compatriots Mariia Kruglova and Timofei Aleinikov 17\u20139.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Czechia\u2019s Lea Kucerova clinched the women\u2019s trap junior title with 41 hits, securing her nation\u2019s first medal of the competition. Italy\u2019s Sofia Gori earned silver with 37, while AIN\u2019s Kseniia Samofalova took bronze with 30.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Kucerova and Lucy Myers of the USA had prevailed in a tense qualification shoot-off to secure final berths ahead of India\u2019s Sabeera Haris, who finished seventh despite tying on 112 hits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Croatia\u2019s 20-year-old Toni Gudelj delivered a commanding performance in the men\u2019s trap junior final, hitting 44 targets to give his country its first gold medal of the event. Spain\u2019s Isaac Hernandez, who topped qualification with 120+6, settled for silver on 41.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat claimed bronze with 34, while his teammate Arjun placed fourth on 29. Daniel Fernandez de Vicente (Spain) and Tony Meola (USA) completed the final line-up with 24 and 18 hits, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In pistol action, the women\u2019s 25m pistol precision stage saw India\u2019s Tejaswani lead the standings with 288-9x, ahead of Italy\u2019s Alessandra Fait (287-8x) and AIN\u2019s Viktoriia Kholodnaia (286-8x). India\u2019s Naamya Kapoor (284-4x) was fourth, followed by Aleksandra Tikhonova (283-9x) and Riya Shirish Thatte (281-6x). The rapid-fire stage will follow tomorrow, after which the top six will move into the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s 25m pistol, a non-Olympic event, precision stage, India\u2019s Raghav Verma led with 290-4x, closely trailed by teammate Mukesh Nelavalli (289-9x). AIN\u2019s Georgii Tarasov was third on 285-5x. With the rapid-fire stage to be completed tomorrow morning, the cumulative scores will determine the medal winners.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India continues to lead the standings with 23 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze). AIN are second with 9 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze), while Italy sits third with 2 gold and 2 silver. Croatia and Czechia have now joined the gold medal winners\u2019 list, taking the tally of nations with gold medals to five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Day 7 Schedule<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The final day of competition on Wednesday will feature two medal events. The women\u2019s 25m pistol junior final is scheduled for 11:15 AM IST, followed by the trap mixed team junior final at 2:30 PM IST.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The day will begin with a trap mixed team qualification (75 targets) at 9:00 AM, while the rapid fire stage for both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s 25m Pistol junior events will start at 9:15 AM IST. The medals for the men\u2019s 25m Pistol junior will be awarded based on the combined precision and rapid fire stage scores.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Other Indian in action on Day 6<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trap Women Qualification<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Saeera Hairs - 112 [+1] (7th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tanisska Senthil Kumar - 111 (8th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Addya Katyal - 111 (9th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shreshtha Sisodiya - 106 (15th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhavya Tripathi - 104 (17th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trap Men Qualification<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arya Vansh Tyagi - 116 (13th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Udhav Singh Rathore - 115 (17th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aman Chauhan - 109 (30th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
25m Pistol Women Junior Qualification - Precision<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Divanshi - 281-5x (7th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Payal Kuldeep Khatri - 275-7x (12th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
25m Pistol Men Junior Individual - Precision<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sameer - 284-7x (4th)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
25m Pistol Men Junior Individual - Precision<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Somil Chaudhary - 281-5x (6th).<\/p>\r\n\r\n