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India Shines with 3 Silvers, 1 Bronze at ISSF Junior World Cup Day Two

Indian junior shooters delivered a strong performance on the second day of the ISSF Junior World Cup in Cairo, securing four medals. Rohit Kanyan earned a silver in the men's 50m rifle prone, finishing just 0.5 points behind the gold medalist. Sejal Kamble topped qualification and then won silver in the women's 25m pistol, while Raj Chandra and Abhinav Deshwal secured silver and bronze in the men's 25m pistol. These results propelled India to third position in the overall medal standings as Kazakhstan and Individual Neutral Athletes claimed most of the day's gold medals.

Key Points: India Wins 4 Medals at ISSF Junior World Cup Shooting

  • Rohit Kanyan wins silver in 50m rifle prone
  • Sejal Kamble claims silver in 25m pistol women
  • Raj Chandra and Abhinav Deshwal secure pistol silver and bronze
  • India holds third place in medal tally
  • Kazakhstan and Neutral Athletes dominate gold medals
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India wins three silvers and a bronze on Day Two

Indian junior shooters secure three silver medals and one bronze on Day Two of the ISSF Junior World Cup in Cairo, moving to third in the medal tally.

"Indian juniors picked up four more medals, three silver and a bronze, to add to their one of each colour won on the first day - ISSF Report"

New Delhi, April 22

Indian juniors picked up four more medals, three silver and a bronze, to add to their one of each colour won on the first day, slotting in at third in the medal tally as athletes from Kazakhstan and Individual Neutral Athletes picked up four of the five gold medals on offer on competition Day Two of the International Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Cairo's Olympic International City Shooting Range in Cairo on Wednesday.

Rohit Kanyan gave India their first silver of the day in the 50m rifle prone men junior event with an effort of 615.8, just 0.5 behind Kazakhstan's gold-winning Oleg Noskov.

Sejal Kamble then topped the junior women's 25m pistol qualifiers with a score of 580 and then went on to finish second in the final with 27 hits. AIN Katsiaryna Ivanova took gold with 31 hits in the eight five-shot series final.

India then secured a second double podium in the competition after Shiva Narwal and Chirag Sharma's heroics on day one, with Raj Chandra shooting 580 and Abhinav Deshwal 578, for silver and bronze respectively in the 25m pistol men junior event. Kazakhstan took gold again with Kirill Tsukanov shooting 581.

In the junior women's skeet, Risham Guron (24,23,21,23,24) qualified second with a score of 115 and then finished seventh in the final, bowing out with seven hits to her name after the first 12 shots. Varvara Zaitseva of the Individual Neutral Athletes won gold in the event with a world record score of 33 hits out of 40.

In the junior men's skeet, Ishaan Singh Libra made the final eight with a 118 (25,23,22,24,24), giving him sixth place, and then improved by two in the final to just miss out on a medal. He exited at the 28-shot mark with 24 hits. Briton Denzil Jago Grose (31) bested Italian Marco Coco (30) by one hit to win his first ISSF junior world cup gold in the event. picked up a second junior World Cup gold in the event.

- IANS

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Priya S
Sejal Kamble topping the qualifiers and then getting silver is fantastic! And Raj Chandra and Abhinav Deshwal with the double podium in men's pistol... brilliant! Just need to convert a few more of these silvers to gold next time. The talent is clearly there.
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Rohit P
Good show, but can't help feeling we're coming second too often. Kazakhstan and the neutral athletes are dominating the golds. Our juniors need more high-pressure final training. The gap is tiny, like 0.5 points for Rohit. With a little more focus, we can top the tally.
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Sarah B
As someone new to following shooting sports, this is incredibly impressive. The precision required is mind-boggling. Ishaan Singh improving his score in the final even though he didn't medal shows great mental strength. Well done to all the athletes!
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Vikram M
Consistency is key! Adding four medals to the three from Day One puts us firmly in third. The pipeline from junior to senior level looks strong. Hope these youngsters get the right support and exposure. Jai Hind!
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Kavya N
So proud of Sejal and Risham! Great to see our girls competing at the highest level. 👏 The world record score by Zaitseva shows the standard we're up against. Our shooters are gaining invaluable experience. Onwards and upwards!

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