Niraj Kumar, for whom this is the first individual international medal, went into the 35th and final shot with a 0.2-point lead over Aishwary. He fired first to hit a 10.3, giving Aishwary a target of 10.6 to win the gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The World Championship silver medallist held his nerve and hit a superb 10.7 to leap over Niraj and secure the gold. He finished on a total of 362.0, while Niraj finished on 361.8. Akhil Sheoran won bronze with a final score of 343.5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the junior men\u2019s finals Adriyan Karmakar secured his second gold medal of the championship with a comfortable victory, shooting a score of 353.2, which was 4.7 more than silver medallist Dmitriy Kim of Kazakhstan. India\u2019s Manvendra Singh Shekhawat won bronze with a final score of 338.6<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in qualification, Niraj Kumar qualified for the finals in first place with a score of 593-34x followed by Aishwary (588-40x) and Akhil (588-32x). 10m air rifle gold medallist Rudrankksh Patil hit 591-33x, which was the second-best score in qualification, but he was only shooting for ranking points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nikhil Tanwar, who was also shooting for ranking points, scored 587-29x. The trio of Aishwary, Niraj and Akhil also won the team gold, with Japan and Kazakhstan winning the silver and bronze medals, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in qualification, Niraj Kumar qualified for the finals in first place with a score of 593-34x followed by Aishwary (588-40x) and Akhil (588-32x). 10m air rifle gold medallist Rudrankksh Patil hit 591-33x, which was the second-best score in qualification, but he was only shooting for ranking points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manvendra Singh Shekhawat won bronze after shooting 338.6. The third Indian in the final, Hemant Burman, finished in fifth place, going down in a shoot-off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n