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India's junior shooters had a spectacular start to the World Cup. The women's team achieved a perfect sweep of the 50m rifle prone podium. The men's team also contributed significantly with a silver and bronze medal. This strong opening day sets a positive tone for the Olympic events beginning next.

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

  • Anushka Thokur wins gold with a score of 621.6 continuing her recent success
  • Anshika and Aadhya Agrawal complete the historic women's podium sweep
  • Deependra Singh Shekhawat and Rohit Kanyan secure silver and bronze in the men's event
  • India collects five total medals on the first day to assert home dominance
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Jr World Cup Shooting: India sweep women's 50m rifle prone podium, add men's silver and bronze

India dominates the ISSF Junior World Cup opening day as Anushka Thokur leads a women's 50m rifle prone podium sweep, with men adding silver and bronze.

"Continuing her golden run from the Asian Championships... young Anushka Thokur clinched the women’s title. - Article"

New Delhi, Sep 25

India made a flying start to their ISSF Junior World Cup campaign on Thursday, with the women shooters sweeping all three podium spots in the 50m rifle prone event, while the men added a silver and bronze on the opening day of the event at the Dr. Karni Singh Ranges.

Continuing her golden run from the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan earlier this month, young Anushka Thokur clinched the women’s title with a score of 621.6. The 18-year-old had recently bagged the junior gold in 50m rifle 3 positions and showed similar poise in the non-Olympic discipline.

She was followed closely by compatriot Anshika, also 18, who registered 619.2 to take silver, while 20-year-old Aadhya Agrawal secured bronze with 615.9, completing a clean sweep for the hosts.

The men’s event also brought India success, as Deependra Singh Shekhawat and Rohit Kanyan secured their maiden international medals. Deependra, who competed in the 50m rifle 3 positions at the Asian Championships, shot 617.9 over six series of 10 shots each to finish second. Rohit bagged bronze with 616.3.

The gold medal went to Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) shooter Kamil Nuriakhmetov, who tallied 618.9 in the 11-shooter field.

Among the other Indians, Nitin Waghmare (615.6) — a bronze-medallist at the Kazakhstan Asian Championships — finished fifth, while Kushagra Singh (611.6) and Kunal Sharma (590.9) placed eighth and eleventh respectively.

With five medals on the opening day, India underlined their dominance at home. The competition will intensify on Friday when Olympic disciplines begin, with men’s and women’s 10m air pistol finals scheduled.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Excellent performance by our junior shooters! The future of Indian shooting looks very bright. Hope they continue this form in the Olympic disciplines starting tomorrow.
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Sarah B
As someone new to following shooting sports, I'm impressed by the precision and consistency these young athletes show. The women's podium sweep is particularly remarkable!
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Arjun K
While the results are great, I hope the focus remains on Olympic disciplines. Non-Olympic events are good for experience, but we need medals where it matters most. Still, well done team!
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Karthik V
Deependra and Rohit showing good promise in men's category too! Home advantage definitely helping, but they need to maintain this level in international competitions abroad.
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Michael C
The depth in Indian shooting talent is impressive. Five medals on opening day shows the systematic development happening at grassroots level. Great to see!

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