Suraj first stamped his authority in the junior final, closing with 30 hits to secure the gold medal, before returning later to control the senior final and add a second title with 31 hits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Suraj began the senior final in dominant fashion, hitting 19 of his first 20 targets, and went on to close the contest with 31 hits, finishing three clear of defending champion Vijayveer Sidhu of Punjab, who settled for the silver medal with 28 hits. Rajasthan\u2019s Bhavesh Shekhawat rounded off the podium, claiming bronze with a total of 24 hits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ankur Goel finished fourth with 14 hits after being involved in three successive shoot-offs against Andhra Pradesh\u2019s Mukesh Nelavalli, who ultimately placed fifth with 12 hits. Haryana\u2019s Adarsh Singh concluded the final in sixth position with five hits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the qualification round, Ankur Goel topped the standings with a strong score of 582-20x. He was followed closely by Vijayveer Sidhu, who shot 580-18x, while Adarsh Singh finished third with 579-22x. Mukesh Nelavalli placed fourth on 579-17x, ahead of eventual gold medallist Suraj Sharma, who qualified fifth with 579-12x. Bhavesh Shekhawat completed the top six with 577-22x.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the RFP junior men's final, Suraj Sharma produced another composed display to win the gold medal with 30 hits. Mukesh Nelavalli secured the silver medal, finishing with 25 hits. Haryana\u2019s Jatin settled for the bronze medal with 22 hits after a shoot-off, having earlier shot 575-13x in qualification. Sameer finished fourth with 17 hits (571-18x), followed by Bhavya Sharma in fifth with eight hits (570-16x) and Abhinav Choudhary in sixth with six hits (569-15x).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the senior team category, Punjab claimed the gold medal with an aggregate score of 1725, led by Vijayveer Sidhu, Udhayveer Sidhu, and Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu. Haryana secured the silver medal with 1722 through the combined efforts of Adarsh Singh, Mandeep Singh, and Sameer, while the Navy claimed bronze with 1711, courtesy of Pradeep Singh Shekhawat, Rajat Kumar Yadav, and Omkar Singh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the junior team category, Haryana topped the standings to win gold with an aggregate of 1705, fielding Jatin, Sameer, and Nishant Rathee. Madhya Pradesh finished second to take silver with 1689, anchored by Suraj Sharma, Sahil Choudhary, and Hariom, while the Navy completed the podium with the bronze medal on 1667 through Bhavya Sharma, Vansh Pratap, and Bhanupratap Singh Shekhawat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The action continues on Friday, December 27, 2025, at the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal, where the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women finals are scheduled to take place. The first final of the day is set to begin at 9:00 AM.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Other Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Civilian<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gourav Gupta (Haryana) - Gold (574-11x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prathmesh Pramod Gaikwad - Silver (573-21x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arpit Goel (Delhi) - Bronze (572-14x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Civilian<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sagnik Banerjee (West Bengal) - Gold (566-16x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vihaan Dahiya (Haryana) - Silver (564-9x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Somil Chaudhary (Rajasthan) - Bronze (562-15x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Civilian Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttar Pradesh (Gaurav Sharma, Nishant Tomar, Anmol Arora) - Gold (1680)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi (Arpit Goel, Yashwant Kumar, Raghav Verma) - Silver (1672)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maharashtra (Prathmesh Pramod Gaikwad, Yash Chaudhary, Pranshu Sadashiv Suryawanshi) - Bronze (1663)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Civilian Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi (Raghav Verma, Gajender Kumar Kamboj, Arjun Verma) - Gold (1623)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Madhya Pradesh (Hariom, Akshat Nayak, Swastik Mishra) - Silver (1621)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maharashtra (Swayam Vikrant Desai, Pranshu Sadashiv Suryawanshi, Sairaj Ganesh Kate) - Bronze (1613)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deaf<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (Maharashtra) - Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yash Ahlawat (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Master<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Subhash Rana (Uttarakhand) - Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pemba Tamang, Sm (Arunachal Pradesh) - Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sib Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) - Bronze<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior Master<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vijay Kumar (Tamil Nadu) - Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Super Master<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) \u2013 Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Pistol Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ravinder Singh (Army) - Gold (564-11x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ravin Kumar (Army) - Silver (563-9x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ujjawal Malik (Navy) - Bronze (562-17x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Army Marksmanship Unit (Ravinder Singh, Ravin Kumar, Pardeep Kumar) - Gold (1677)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Navy (Ujjawal Malik, Nikhil Chandila, Omkar Singh) - Silver (1656)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan (Yogesh Kumar, Abhinav Choudhary, Umesh Choudhary) - Bronze (1630)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sandeep Bishnoi (Rajasthan) - Gold (556-12x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yogesh Kumar (Rajasthan) - Silver (554-11x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhanu Pratap Singh (Air Force) - Bronze (553-8x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan (Sandeep Bishnoi, Yogesh Kumar, Umesh Choudhary) - Gold (1639)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Army Marksmanship Unit (Sunil Rabiya, Hariom Saini, Sachin) - Silver (1618)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana (Kapil, Deepak Dalal, Parteek) - Bronze (1616)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Civilian<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashish Rana (Uttar Pradesh) - Gold (551-9x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul (Haryana) - Silver (550-8x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yuvraj (Haryana) -Bronze (547-9x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Civilian Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana (Yuvraj, Arjun Chhillar, Suraj) - Gold (1621)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tamil Nadu (Srinivasan Selvarajan, Y. Prince, V.A. Mohan) - Silver (1605)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana (Ashwani Yadav, Parteek, Sarthak Sandhu) - Bronze (1588)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Civilian<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nikhil Choudhary (Rajasthan) - Gold (547-9x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yuvraj Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver (545-6x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abishek Jeno M J (Tamil Nadu) - Bronze (541-9x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Civilian Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana (Raghav, Paras Khola, Parteek) - Gold (1589)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan (Aditya Choudhary, Vijendra Garhwal, Bhupendra Singh Shekhawat) - Silver (1588)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttar Pradesh (Yuvraj Chaudhary, Anmol Singh, Abhishek) - Bronze (1583)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deaf<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (Maharashtra) - Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nikhil Kapoor (Delhi) - Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parth Maharishi (Rajasthan) - Bronze<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Master<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Charan Jeet Singh Ghuman (Haryana) - Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sib Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) - Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vipin Rana (Railways) - Bronze<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior Master<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vijay Kumar (Tamil Nadu) - Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Panchal Rohit (Gujarat) - Bronze<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) \u2013 Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n