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Shooting: Manini And Aishwary Top 50m Rifle Prone On Opening Day Of Group A National Selection Trials
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar: Rajasthan’s Manini Kaushik and world championship silver medallist in 50m rifle 3P, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finished on top of the women’s and men’s fields respectively in Selection Trial 1 on the first day of the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials 1&2 (Group A) at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, which saw strong early statements in the 50m rifle prone events on Monday.
Manini Kaushik topped the women’s 50m rifle prone T1 with a total of 625.0, built on a composed and balanced series-by-series performance with 104.7, 104.2, 102.3, 104.6, 104.2, and 105. Karnataka’s Tilottama Sen finished second with 622.6, while Kerala’s Vidarsa K. Vinod followed in third on 622.0.
The depth of competition was evident with just 0.4 separating the athletes placed fifth to eighth. Jharkhand’s Supriya Kumari (621.7) finished fourth, ahead of the current national champion Priya of the Army Marksmanship Unit (620.7). Haryana’s Nischal (620.6), Madhya Pradesh’s Ashi Chouksey (620.5), and Punjab’s Sift Kaur Samra (620.4) rounded off the top eight.
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