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Rahi, Mehuli And Niraj Finish On Top At National Shooting Trials In Dehradun
Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar: Olympian Rahi Sarnobat, mixed team rifle Asian champion Mehuli Ghosh, and Navy’s Niraj Kumar came out on top in their respective finals as Day 5 of the National Selection Trials 3&4 for Group A Rifle and Pistol shooters delivered another round of thrilling contests at the Trishul Shooting Range here in Raipur.
In the women’s 25m pistol T4 final, 2018 Asian Games gold medallist Rahi Sarnobat produced a composed and clinical performance to outclass the field. She scored 40 hits in the final, finishing six points clear of Maharashtra’s Abhidnya Ashok Patil, who scored 34. Haryana’s Vibhuti Bhatia rounded off the podium with a score of 27.
Earlier in the qualification, it was a close duel between Rahi and Olympian Rhythm Sangwan, both registering scores of 582. Rhythm with 18 inner 10 hits edged into the top spot in qualification with two more 10s than Rahi. Anjali Choudhary and Vibhuti Bhatia also shot identical scores of 579-17x, with Anjali clinching third place based on the count of inner hits.
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