ir Pistol<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ajay Kumar of the Army delivered a composed performance to win the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Men\u2019s final at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions. Ajay finished on top with a score of 241.1, edging out Railways\u2019 Shubham Bisla, who settled for silver with 240.1 after a closely-fought final. Haryana\u2019s Anmol Jain secured the bronze medal with 220.0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana\u2019s Shiva Narwal narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth with 197.2, while Navy shooters Aakash Bhardwaj and Ujjawal Malik placed fifth and sixth with 177.8 and 157.3, respectively. Rahul Serawat of Rajasthan ended seventh on 136.6, and Punjab\u2019s Arjun Singh Cheema completed the final line-up in eighth place with 115.8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The qualification round saw intense competition, with Ujjawal Malik (Navy), Rahul Serawat (Rajasthan), and Shiva Narwal (Haryana) all shooting 584, differentiated by inner-10 counts. Malik topped the qualification on 584-22x, followed by Serawat (584-17x) and Narwal (584-17x). Arjun Singh Cheema (583-23x), Anmol Jain (583-22x), Ajay Kumar (583-20x), Shubham Bisla (583-16x), and Aakash Bhardwaj (582-25x) completed the list of finalists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among notable names, Sarabjot Singh finished 19th with 580-22x, while reigning World Champion Samrat Rana ended 71st on 576-20x. Defending champion Varun Tomar had an off day, finishing 99th with 575-16x, underlining the depth and competitiveness of the men\u2019s air pistol field at this year\u2019s championships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
TN completes Trap Mixed Team double<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At the shotgun range, Tamil Nadu edged past Madhya Pradesh to clinch the title with a score of 36\u201335 in the Senior Trap Mixed Team gold medal match. Olympian R. Prithviraj Tondaiman led the charge for Tamil Nadu with 19 hits, supported by Nilaa Rajaa Baalu, who contributed 17 hits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
National Women\u2019s Trap champion Neeru Dhanda and Arshad Hasan Khan fought hard with 20 and 15 hits respectively, but had to settle for silver. The bronze medal went to Rajasthan, who defeated Haryana 42\u201337, courtesy of Vivaan Kapoor\u2019s 25 hits and Manvi Soni\u2019s 17, while Haryana\u2019s Bhowneesh Mendiretta and Aashima Ahlawat scored 20 and 17 respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The qualification round saw Madhya Pradesh top the standings with 136, led by Neeru Dhanda (69) and Arshad Hasan Khan (67). Tamil Nadu finished second on 134+2, ahead of Rajasthan on 134+1 after a shoot-off. Haryana, with 133+6, secured the last place in the bronze medal match, ahead of Punjab (133+6) and Delhi (133+1)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the Junior Trap Mixed Team gold medal match, Tamil Nadu once again claimed the national championship after defeating Haryana 39\u201335. Yugan SM starred for Tamil Nadu with 22 hits, while Tanisska Senthilkumar added 17. Haryana\u2019s Arjun and Suhanya Singh scored 18 and 17, respectively, in a closely fought contest. The bronze medal match saw Uttar Pradesh overcome Rajasthan 41\u201336, with Zuhair Khan contributing 21 hits and Sabeera Haris adding 20, while Rajasthan\u2019s Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat and Darshna Rathore finished with 20 and 16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in junior qualification, Haryana topped the table with 135, followed by Tamil Nadu on 133, Rajasthan on 132, and Uttar Pradesh on 128, setting the stage for competitive medal encounters in the finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jonathan Gavin Antony completes a treble<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Youth Men\u2019s final saw Jonathan produce a composed performance to top the field with a score of 240.0. Punjab\u2019s Guntajpreet Singh secured the silver medal with 236.0, while Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Savej Khan claimed bronze on 214.3. Harsh Kumar Haldkar of Madhya Pradesh finished fourth with 195.9, followed by Abhay Dhama (174.7), Aryan (152.5), and Jatin Nirwal (125.6), all from Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later in the day, Jonathan returned to the range for the Junior Men\u2019s final and once again delivered under pressure, winning gold with a score of 240.5. Haryana\u2019s Shiva Narwal finished a close second with 240.3, while Rajasthan\u2019s Yogesh Kumar secured bronze on 218.2. Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Abhay Dhama (198.3) and Jatin Nirwal (178.9) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, followed by Punjab\u2019s Guntajpreet Singh (157.5) and Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Harsh Kumar Haldkar (136.3). Himanshu Soni did not start in either the junior or youth final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Other Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
10m Air Pistol<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men\u2019s Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Navy (Ujjawal Malik, Aakash Bhardwaj, Arpit Tomar) \u2013 Gold (1743.0-70x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karnataka (Jonathan Gavin Antony, Siddharth Prakash Divate, Darren K Dawn) \u2013 Silver (1734.0-70x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttar Pradesh (Harsh Swami, Gaurav, Chirag Sharma) \u2013 Bronze (1734.0-54x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Men\u2019s Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana (Kapil, Priyanshu Yadav, Samrat Rana) \u2013 Gold (1733.0-60x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan (Yogesh Kumar, Pankaj Jaat, Sandeep Bishnoi) \u2013 Silver (1732.0-55x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttar Pradesh (Himanshu Rana, Pankaj, Chirag Sharma) \u2013 Bronze (1731.0-61x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Youth Men\u2019s Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana (Priyanshu Yadav, Shubham Chauhan, Ankush) \u2013 Gold (1726.0-59x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Punjab (Guntajpreet Singh, Armaan Singh, Dishant Thakur) \u2013 Silver (1726.0-48x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Madhya Pradesh (Harsh Kumar Haldkar, Jatin, Yugpratap Singh Rathore) \u2013 Bronze (1722.0-45x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sub-Youth<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jonathan Gavin Antony (Karnataka) \u2013 Gold (581-23x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abhay Dhama (Uttar Pradesh) \u2013 Silver (580-18x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mohin Khan (Uttar Pradesh) \u2013 Bronze (579-16x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deaf Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abhinav Deshwal (Uttarakhand) \u2013 576-15x<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chirag Rathi (Haryana) \u2013 563-11x<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (Maharashtra) \u2013 561-11x<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men Civilian<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul Serawat (Rajasthan) \u2013 Gold (584-17x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jaypal Malviya (Madhya Pradesh) \u2013 Silver (582-20x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harsh Swami (Uttar Pradesh) \u2013 Bronze (582-16x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Men Civilian<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Guntajpreet Singh (Punjab) \u2013 Gold (581-17x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jatin Nirwal (Uttar Pradesh) \u2013 Silver (581-14x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abhay Dhama (Uttar Pradesh) \u2013 Bronze (580-18x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men's Civilian Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttar Pradesh (Harsh Swami, Himanshu Rana, Naveen Singh Pannu) \u2013 Gold (1736.0-59x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Madhya Pradesh (Jaypal Malviya, Harsh Kumar Haldkar, Yugpratap Singh Rathore) \u2013 Silver (1731.0-48x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan (Hemant Singh Choudhary, Abhishek Choudhary, Tanmay Kumar) \u2013 Bronze (1727.0-56x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Men Civilian Team<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttar Pradesh (Abhay Dhama, Himanshu Rana, Pankaj) \u2013 Gold (1736.0-61x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan (Tanmay Kumar, Mayank Choudhary, Mohit Singh) \u2013 Silver (1712.0-52x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan (Ashish Singh, Alok Saini, Anshul) \u2013 Bronze (1711.0-58x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Master Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Babu Ram (Chandigarh) \u2013 Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sib Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) \u2013 Silver<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Samaresh Jung (CISF) \u2013 Bronze<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior Master Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arun Tewari (Uttar Pradesh) \u2013 Gold<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior Master Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vijay Kumar (Tamil Nadu) \u2013 Bronze<\/p>\r\n\r\n