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Navy's Kiran Jadhav Clinches Gold, Edges Olympian Arjun Babuta in Tense Final

Navy shooter Kiran Ankush Jadhav is the new national champion in the men's 10m air rifle event. He secured the gold medal with a composed performance at the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal. The podium was completed by Olympian Arjun Babuta in silver and reigning champion Aishwary Tomar in bronze. The championship also saw winners crowned in junior, youth, and pistol events.

Key Points: Kiran Jadhav Wins 10m Air Rifle Gold at National Shooting Championship

  • Kiran Jadhav won with a score of 252.1 in a closely contested men's senior final
  • Olympian Arjun Babuta took silver, just 0.7 points behind the champion
  • Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, the 50m rifle national champion, secured the bronze medal
  • In the junior event, Gujarat's Mohammed Murtaza Vania dominated to claim the gold medal
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National Shooting C'ship: Navy's Kiran Ankush Jadhav claims 10m air rifle gold

Navy shooter Kiran Ankush Jadhav wins 10m air rifle gold at the 68th National Shooting Championship, beating Olympian Arjun Babuta in Bhopal.

"Jadhav finished with 252.1, holding off Olympian Arjun Babuta, who secured a silver medal with 251.4. - Competition Report"

Bhopal, Dec 22

Navy's Kiran Ankush Jadhav produced a composed and consistent performance to clinch the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Men final in the 68th National Shooting Championship, currently underway here at the MP State Shooting Academy.

Jadhav finished with 252.1, holding off Olympian Arjun Babuta, who secured a silver medal with 251.4, while reigning 50m Rifle 3 Positions national champion Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar completed the podium with 229.8.

Arjun's Railways teammate Shahu Tushar Mane finished fourth with 209.3, followed by Himanshu (181.1), Ramayana Tomer (166.7), Onkar Vikas Waghamare (145.4), and Pradeep Singh (123.3) to round out the final lineup.

In the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior final, Gujarat's Mohammed Murtaza Vania delivered an authoritative display to secure the gold medal with 254.3. Abhinav Shaw of West Bengal claimed the silver with 251.6, while Onkar Vikas Waghamare finished third with 230.1 to earn the bronze medal.

Naraen Pranav of Karnataka finished fourth with 209, following a shoot-off with Onkar, while Divyanshu Shailendra Dewangan (187.5) and Parth Mane (166.9) placed fifth and sixth, respectively, the latter also bowing out after a shoot-off. Uma Mahesh Maddineni (145.3) and Himanshu (123) completed the finals.

Onkar Vikas Waghamare went one better in the 10m Air Rifle Men Youth final, converting his strong form into gold with 250. Onkar built a decisive advantage in the closing shots to finish just 0.3 ahead of his state teammate Naraen Pranav, who took silver, while Shakthivel Senthivel of Tamil Nadu won the bronze medal with 229.5.

Parth Mane (208.2) finished fourth, followed by Abhinav Shaw (187.3) and Pritam Kendre (166.4), who exited after a shoot-off. Abishek Sekhar (145.2) and Ritesh Ravindra Ghule (123.1) were the other finalists.

The medal ceremonies were conducted in the presence of distinguished dignitaries, with Pawankumar Singh, Secretary General, NRAI, and Sureshwar Singh (MLA), President, Swami Vivekanand Degree College, Masi, Bahraich, and Member, Panchayat Raj Samiti Vidhan Sabha, Uttar Pradesh, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest.

The medals were also presented by Col. C. Naren Babu, Sena Medal Awardee and Commanding Officer, AMU-Mhow; Shri Nilesh Rane, Director, Caprie Sports; Deepak Kumar Dubey, Coach of the Indian Shooting Team; S; Dhiraj Singh, CRO, 10m Rifle Event, 68th NSCC, Bhopal; Sanjeev Gupta, Assistant Director of Sports, M.P. State Shooting Academy, Bhopal; and Asim Baruah, Chief RTS, 68th NSCC Rifle Event, Bhopal.

The action at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy continues on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) with the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event scheduled, with the first final set to begin at 12:45 pm.

Other Results

25m Pistol Men

Senior

Mandeep Singh (Haryana) - Gold (587-21x)

Amit Kumar (Navy) - Silver (586-25x)

Suraj Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) - Bronze (585-13x)

Junior

Suraj Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) - Gold (585-13x)

Abhinav Deshwal (Uttarakhand) - Silver (584-15x)

Abhinav Choudhary (Rajasthan) - Bronze (580-18x)

Junior Team

Madhya Pradesh (Suraj Sharma, Sahil Choudhary, Yugpratap Singh Rathore) - Gold (1731)

Uttar Pradesh (Vijay Kumar Tomar, Parth Rana, Ishan Khan) - Silver (1725)

Uttarakhand (Abhinav Deshwal, Yuvraj Singh, Yashvardhan Pundir) - Bronze (1713)

Youth

Suraj Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) - Gold (585-13x)

Abhinav Deshwal (Uttarakhand) - Silver (584-15x)

Abhinav Choudhary (Rajasthan) - Bronze (580-18x)

Civilian

Amit Ghansela (Uttarakhand) - Gold (583-19x)

Arpit Goel (Delhi) - Silver (579-18x)

Shravan Mathada Shashidhar (Karnataka) - Bronze (578-16x)

Junior Civilian

Jatin (Madhya Pradesh) - Gold (578-20x)

Shravan Mathada Shashidhar (Karnataka) - Silver (578-16x)

Nitesh (Delhi) - Bronze (575-16x)

Junior Civilian (Team)

Madhya Pradesh (Jatin, Hariom, Yugpratap Singh Rathore) - Gold (1718)

Uttar Pradesh (Parth Rana, Daksh Chaudhary, Avinish Singh) - Silver (1710)

Punjab (Harmanpreet Singh, Sukrant, Biruday Partap Singh) - Bronze (1710)

Deaf

Abhinav Deshwal (Uttarakhand) - Gold (584-15x)

Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (Maharashtra) - Silver (570-26x)

Shubham Vashist (Haryana) - Bronze (569-13x)

Trap

Youth Men

Aryan Singh (Gujarat) - Gold (118)

Aman Chauhan (Madhya Pradesh) - Silver (112 +3)

Manitwa Singh Rawat (Madhya Pradesh) - Bronze (112 +2)

Youth Women

Addya Katyal (Delhi) - Gold (112)

Tanisska Senthilkumar (Tamil Nadu) - Silver (105)

Darshna Rathore (Rajasthan) - Bronze (104)

Senior Master Men

Darius Chenai (Telangana) - Gold

Dr. Parthiban Manoharan (Tamil Nadu) - Silver

Iqbal Nabi (Uttar Pradesh) - Bronze

- IANS

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Sarah B
The depth of talent in Indian shooting is incredible. Look at Onkar Waghamare - a bronze in Junior, then gold in Youth. And so many young names from different states. The future is bright!
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Priya S
Heartening to see such a well-organized event with so many categories, including civilian and deaf categories. Sports should be inclusive. Kudos to NRAI and MP State Academy. 👏
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Rohit P
While the results are great, I wish the article focused a bit more on the athletes' journeys and less on listing all the dignitaries. The shooters are the real stars here.
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Michael C
The scores are so close! Just 0.7 points between gold and silver in the men's senior final. This shows the incredible level of competition. Pressure handling must be phenomenal.
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Kavya N
So proud of all the winners, especially the women in trap shooting! Addya Katyal from Delhi and Tanisska from Tamil Nadu. More coverage for women's shooting, please! 💪
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Vikram M
Bhopal's shooting academy is becoming a real hub. Great to see infrastructure supporting talent. Hope this pipeline feeds into our Olympic medal tally in LA 2028.

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