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Indian shooters made a spectacular start at the ISSF Junior World Cup in New Delhi. They completely dominated the women's 50m prone event by sweeping the podium. Anushka Thakur clinched the gold medal, while Anshikha and Aadhya Agrawal took silver and bronze respectively. This strong performance helped India take an early lead in the overall medal standings.

Key Points: India Sweeps Women's 50m Prone Podium at ISSF Junior World Cup

  • Anushka Thakur wins gold with 621.6 points ahead of teammates Anshikha and Aadhya Agrawal
  • Indian men secure silver and bronze in their 50m prone event through Deependra Singh Shekhawat and Rohit Kanyan
  • India's strong start gives them the early lead in the medal tally at the home event
  • The 69-member Indian squad includes Paris 2024 Olympian Raiza Dhillon among its stars
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India takes early lead, sweeps women's 50 m prone event podium

Indian shooters dominate the women's 50m prone event, securing a 1-2-3 finish to take an early lead in the ISSF Junior World Cup medal tally in New Delhi.

"Anushka Thakur walked out with the gold in the women's prone 50 m rifle shooting contest, with 621.6 points - Olympics.com"

New Delhi, September 25

Indian shooters started off their ISSF Junior World Cup campaign in New Delhi with a high, securing all the podium spots in the women's 50 m prone event at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range on Thursday.

The men missed out on the gold in the same event, had to settle for a silver and bronze, but it was all enough to help India take an early lead in the medal tally, as per Olympics.com.

Anushka Thakur walked out with the gold in the women's prone 50 m rifle shooting contest, with 621.6 points, edging out Anshikha, who shot 619.2 and Aadhya Agrawal, who secured a bronze with 615.9 points.

India's Saniya Sudesh Sapale (610.9) and Nimrat Kaur Brar (604.3) also finished within the top 10 with eighth and ninth spot finishes.

Coming to the men's event, India's Deependra Singh Shekhawat, who shot 617.9 points, missed out on gold narrowly, which went to Kamil Nuriakhmetov, who outdid the Indian by a point.

Rohit Kanyan (616.3) bagged the bronze medal ahead of Sergeib Novoselov. In the same event, the fifth spot went to Vedant Nitin Waghmare, while Kushagra Singh Rajawat and Kunal Sharma occupied the eighth and last place, respectively, in a field of 11 players.

A 69-member Indian shooting contingent, led by Paris 2024 Olympian Raiza Dhillon and Asian trap champion Sabeera Haris, is a part of the competition, which will conclude on October 2 and will feature 208 shooters from 19 federations. This is the first time a Junior World Cup has been held in India.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Great performance but Deependra missing gold by just 1 point is heartbreaking! Still, silver and bronze in men's event is commendable. Our junior shooters are future champions in making.
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Michael C
Impressive showing by the Indian team. Having 5 women in top 10 shows the depth of talent. Hope they maintain this momentum throughout the championship.
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Shreya B
First Junior World Cup in India and we're already leading! 🎯 The women's team especially made us proud with that 1-2-3 finish. Hope this inspires more girls to take up shooting sports.
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Aditya G
While the results are good, we need to focus on consistency. The men's team coming so close but missing gold shows we need better mental preparation for high-pressure situations.
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Emma D
Fantastic to see India hosting international shooting events. The infrastructure at Dr Karni Singh Range seems world-class. Wishing all participants the best!

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