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Kedarling Uchaganve secured gold in a nail-biting finish at the KSSM Shooting Championship, narrowly beating teammate Ajay Kumar Ambawat. Army shooters dominated the event, taking five of the top six spots. Navy’s Ujjawal Malik prevented a complete sweep by grabbing bronze. Meanwhile, junior champion Dhairya Prashar also impressed with a silver in the youth category.

Key Points: Kedarling Uchaganve Wins Gold at Kumar Surendra Singh Shooting Championship

  • Kedarling Uchaganve defeats Ajay Kumar Ambawat by 0.3 points in a tight final
  • Army dominates with five top-six finishers
  • Navy’s Ujjawal Malik secures bronze
  • Junior winner Dhairya Prashar also claims youth silver
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Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship: Kedarling Uchaganve bags gold in air pistol

Army shooter Kedarling Uchaganve clinches gold in 10m air pistol, edging teammate Ajay Kumar Ambawat in a thrilling KSSM Shooting Championship finale.

"A 9.6 put paid to his hopes as Kedarling finished with a strong 10.6 under pressure to take the win by 0.3. – Competition Report"

Bhopal, May 4

Army shooters took five of the top six positions as Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve struck gold, relegating teammate Ajay Kumar Ambawat to silver, with the Navy's Ujjawal Malik's bronze, preventing what would have been an Army medal sweep in the men's 10m air pistol event of the on-going 23rd Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial (KSSM) Shooting Championship.

Taking aim here at the MP State Shooting Academy range Finals Hall on Saturday, both Kedarling and Ajay went into the final two shots of the 24-shot final tied at 223.6 and the latter even fired a perfect 10.9 on his 23rd to go 0.7 ahead. However, a 9.6 put paid to his hopes as Kedarling finished with a strong 10.6 (244.4) under pressure to take the win by 0.3.

There were 552 starts in the men's air pistol. Among those in the mix were Paris Olympics bronze medalist Sarabjot Singh, who shot a 579 to finish 18th while two other Army shooters, Ravinder Singh and Olympian Gurpreet Singh, back from representing India at the year's first two Buenos Aires and Lima World Cup stages, also shot good scores of 583 and 581 respectively. Ravinder finished sixth in the finals.

The junior title was won by Chandigarh's Dhairya Prashar who shot 241.6 in the final. Over 300 juniors competed in the qualifications. Sandeep Bishnoi of Rajasthan and Haryana's Kapil won silver and bronze respectively.

Dhairya also won the youth category silver in the event, going down to local favourite Yugpratap Singh Rathore in the final. Uttar Pradesh's Chirag Sharma won bronze. The youth competition saw over 500 participate.

The Championship concludes on Monday.

- ANI

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Rahul P.
What an intense finish! Kedarling showed nerves of steel in those final shots. Army shooters dominating as usual 🇮🇳 Our shooting talent pool is truly world-class. Hope to see these athletes shine in Paris Olympics!
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Priya K.
Heartbreaking for Ajay Kumar Ambawat after that perfect 10.9! But that's sports - one moment you're up, next moment everything changes. Both shooters made India proud 👏
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Amit S.
Good to see young talents like Dhairya Prashar performing well in both junior and youth categories. Our future is in safe hands! But why isn't this getting more media coverage? Shooting deserves more attention.
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Sneha M.
The competition seems fierce with over 500 participants in youth category alone! Shows how popular shooting has become after our Olympic successes. MP State Shooting Academy is doing great work in nurturing talent.
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Vikram J.
Interesting to see Olympians like Sarabjot Singh and Gurpreet Singh participating despite their busy schedules. Shows their commitment to domestic competitions. That's the spirit!
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Neha R.
While the Army dominance is impressive, I wish we could see more diversity in medal winners. Other forces and civilian shooters need more support to compete at this level. Just my two cents.

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