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Anjali Shekhawat Strikes Gold in 10m Air Pistol at Shooting Championship

Anjali Shekhawat secured the gold medal in the 10m air pistol women's event at the 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship. She shot 240.5 in the final after qualifying fourth with a score of 576-23x. Kanak Budhwar won silver in the women's event and later claimed gold in the junior women's category. Haryana dominated the team event, winning gold with a total of 1718.0-48x.

Key Points: Anjali Shekhawat Wins Gold in 10m Air Pistol

  • Anjali Shekhawat wins gold with 240.5 score
  • Kanak Budhwar takes silver in women's event, gold in junior
  • Haryana dominates team and youth categories
  • Olympian Esha Singh tops qualifiers but skips final
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Anjali Shekhawat clinches gold in 10m air pistol in shooting championship

Rajasthan's Anjali Shekhawat clinches gold in the 10m air pistol women's event at the 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship in Delhi.

"Shekhawat... stepped up impressively in the final to shoot 240.5 and finish on top of the podium. - Press Release"

New Delhi, May 4

Rajasthan's Anjali Shekhawat claimed a gold medal in the 10m air pistol women's event at the 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship, being held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here in the national capital.

Shekhawat, who had earlier qualified fourth with a score of 576-23x, stepped up impressively in the final to shoot 240.5 and finish on top of the podium. Haryana's Kanak Budhwar clinched the silver medal with a score of 238.7, while Punjab's Agam Ranjit Kaur Grewal secured the bronze with 216, as per a press release.

The qualification round saw Olympian Esha Singh of Telangana top the field with 582-20x, followed by Agam Ranjit Kaur Grewal (579-15x) and Muskan Chahal of Haryana (577-21x). However, Esha Singh and Madhya Pradesh's Mahima Turhi Agrawal, who had qualified seventh with 575-20x, did not start in the final. Kanak qualified for the final in sixth place with 576-13x.

In the final, Railways' Yuvika Tomar finished fourth with 196.1 (576-15x), while Muskan Chahal placed fifth with 174.8. Another Haryana shooter, Muskan, ended sixth with 154.8 (575-19x).

-Junior Women

Women's event silver medalist Kanak Budhwar continued her fine form in the 10m air pistol junior women category, securing the gold medal with a score of 238.4. She was closely followed by Haryana's Priyanshi Purva, who claimed silver with 237.5, while Ketan, also from Haryana, completed a clean sweep for the state by taking bronze with 216.8.

-Youth Women

In the 10m air pistol youth women's event, Kanak once again stood out with a dominant performance, clinching gold with an impressive 244.3. Haryana's Navya secured the silver medal with 237.7, while Army's Anjali Mahendra Bhagwat finished third with 215.3.

-Team Event

Haryana emerged victorious in the team event, with the trio of Priyanshi Purva, Navya, and Surbhi Rao combining for a gold medal-winning total of 1718.0-48x. Railways, represented by Yuvika Tomar, Sakshi Anil Suryavanshi, and Riya Shirish Thatte, claimed silver with 1710.0-40x, while Uttar Pradesh's Vanshika Chaudhary, Sanskriti Bana, and Anjali Chaudhary secured bronze with 1709.0-50x.

Other Results

25m Sports Pistol Men

1. Mukesh Nelavalli (Andhra Pradesh) - 584-21x

2. Suraj Sharma (Madhya Pradesh) - 581- 21x

3. Shravan Mathada Shashidhar (Karnataka) - 581-20x

25m Sports Pistol Junior Men

1. Mukesh Nelavalli (Andhra Pradesh) - 584-21x

2. Suraj Sharma (Madhya Pradesh) - 581- 21x

3. Shravan Mathada Shashidhar (Karnataka) - 581-20x

25m Sports Pistol Youth Men

1. Suraj Sharma (Madhya Pradesh) - 581-21x

2. Shravan Mathada Shashidhar (Karnataka) - 581-20x

3. Vansh Pratap (Army) - 579-20x

25m Sports Pistol Deaf Men

1. Shubham Vashist (Haryana) - 566-11x

2. Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (Maharashtra) - 563-10x

3. Yash Ahlawat (Uttar Pradesh) - 560-7x

10m Air Pistol Sub Youth Women

1. Priyanshi Purva (Haryana) - 575-17x

2. Avanthika Madhu (Karnataka) - 574-17x

3. Lavanya Kanwar (Rajasthan) - 571-15x

10m Air Pistol Deaf Women

1. Anuya Prasad (Rajasthan) - 562-11x

2. Pranjali Prashant Dhumal (Maharashtra) - 555-9x

3. Hanha (Haryana) - 546-6x

10m Air Pistol Senior Master Women

1. Sushma Yadav (Haryana) - 537-7x

2. Suman Bansal (Chandigarh) - 527-4x

3. Poonam Sharma (Delhi) - 518-2x.

- ANI

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Priya S
Amazing to see so many young women excelling in shooting! Kanak Budhwar winning gold in junior and youth categories is incredible. But I'm curious why Olympian Esha Singh didn't start the final after topping qualifying? Hope everything is okay with her.
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Michael C
Great to see Indian shooting producing such depth. Haryana's domination in the team events is remarkable - clean sweep in junior women! This bodes well for future Olympic competitions. Well done to all participants.
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Kavya N
The fact that there are separate categories for deaf athletes shows how inclusive our sports federations are becoming. Shubham Vashist winning gold in the deaf men's category - brilliant! More power to all these shooters. 🙌
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Sarah B
Impressive consistency from Kanak Budhwar across multiple categories. Silver in women's, gold in junior and youth - that's a phenomenal achievement at this level. Indian women's shooting is in safe hands!
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Rohit P
Good to see Railways and Army also doing well in the medal tally. Our shooting infrastructure at Dr. Karni Singh Range is world-class. One suggestion though - would be nice if Doordarshan or Sports Authority could live-stream these championships so more youngsters get inspired!

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