Key Points

India finished the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 as the top nation with an impressive 26 medals. Tejaswani Singh added to India's success by winning silver in the women's 25m pistol junior event. Mukesh Nellavalli continued India's dominance by securing gold in the men's 25m pistol competition. The event marked India's first time hosting the prestigious junior shooting championship.

Key Points: Tejaswani Silver Leads India to ISSF Junior World Cup Victory

  • Tejaswani Singh secured silver in 25m pistol women junior final with 30 hits
  • India topped medal tally with 26 total medals including 8 gold medals
  • Mukesh Nellavalli won gold in 25m pistol men junior with impressive 585-23x score
  • Czech pair Zaviskova and Nantl claimed trap mixed team gold in close 39-38 victory
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ISSF Junior World Cup: Tejaswani bags silver; India finishes at top in medal tally

India dominates ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 with 26 medals including Tejaswani Singh's silver in 25m pistol and Mukesh Nellavalli's gold in men's event.

"Tejaswani, who had dominated qualification with 580-17x, kept pace with Tikhonova but finished with silver on 30 - Competition Report"

New Delhi, October 2

Shooter Tejaswani Singh clinched a silver medal as India wrapped up the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025, which took place in New Delhi, by topping the medals tally on Wednesday.

Competing at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tejaswani Singh, who won gold at the Junior ISSF World Cup Suhl, lost the final to Aleksandra Tikhonova, according to Olympics.com.

Tikhonova was steady from the start in the 25m pistol women junior final by hitting 33 to secure gold.

Tejaswani, who had dominated qualification with 580-17x, kept pace with Tikhonova but finished with silver on 30, while Italy's Alessandra Fait completed the podium with 28.

Among other Indian shooters in the final, Naamya Kapoor (21) finished fourth and Riya Shirish Thatte (16) was fifth.

Meanwhile, the trap mixed team final was an all-Czech duel. Czechia's Tereza Zaviskova and Tomas Nantl edged out compatriots Lea Kucerova and Kamil Bednar 39-38 for gold.

European junior champions Irene Del Rey Ruiz and Isaac Hernandez from Spain defeated Italy's Sofia Gori and Luca Gerri 7-6 in a shoot-off to win bronze after a 40-40 tie in the bronze medal match.

The Trap Mixed Team Junior final produced a close all-Czech duel, with Zaviskova and Nantl edging compatriots Lea Kucerova, who won trap women junior gold yesterday, and Kamil Bednar 39-38 for gold.

In the 25m pistol men junior individual, a non-Olympic event, junior world champion Mukesh Nellavalli from India built on his precision stage score of 289-9x from Tuesday with a superb 296-14x in rapid fire to finish with 585-23x for gold.

Aleksandr Kovalev, already a 25m rapid fire pistol champion earlier in the competition, took silver with 577-17x, while Sahil Choudhary ensured another medal for India with bronze on 573-21x.

India finished the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 New Delhi on top of the standings with 26 medals - eight gold, 10 silver and eight bronze. They won six gold, eight silver and five bronze in the Olympic shooting events.

The 11th edition of the ISSF Junior World Cup, and the first ever hosted in India, featured 208 shooters from 19 federations across 15 Olympic medal events and three non-Olympic medal events.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Fantastic performance by the entire team! 26 medals is no joke. Special mention to Mukesh Nellavalli for that gold - his rapid fire score was incredible! 🔥
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David E
As someone who follows shooting sports globally, I must say India's junior program is really impressive. Hosting the event successfully and dominating the medal count - well done!
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Ananya R
Tejaswani dominated qualification but couldn't convert in finals. Hope she gets more mental conditioning support. Still, proud of her journey from Suhl gold to this silver! 💪
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Sarah B
Great to see India hosting international shooting events successfully. The Dr Karni Singh Range is world-class, and this exposure will help our athletes immensely for future competitions.
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Vikram M
👍👏 Amazing performance by all our shooters! The medal count speaks volumes about our growing dominance in shooting sports. Hope this continues to senior levels and Olympics!
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Kavya N
While the overall performance is commendable, I wish we had converted more silvers to golds. The pressure in finals seems to be affecting some of our shooters. Need better sports psychology support.

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