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Air Rifle Women Trial: After a dominant showing in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions events earlier this week, Tilottama Sen continued her remarkable run at the National Selection Trials 1&2 Group A, claiming the top spot in the 10m Air Rifle Women (ARW) Trial 1 at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range near New Delhi on Thursday. Shahu Tushar Mane of Railways took the top spot in the men’s event, while Vijayveer Sidhu claimed top in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol T2.

Junior National Champion in ARW, Tilottama produced a remarkable turnaround under pressure to clinch the top spot in the Selection Trial 1 Final of the ARW event, demonstrating composure and control in a final. Sen entered the final as the eighth and last qualifier, having scraped through with a score of 630.8, but rose steadily to finish on top with 253.4.

Railways' shooter Sonam Uttam Maskar, who had qualified fifth with 631.2, mounted a strong challenge to Tilottama but settled for second place with 252.8 in the final. Madhya Pradesh’s Nupur Kumrawat with 230.5(631.2) claimed third place.