Gurpreet Singh won the men’s 25-metre standard pistol gold at the 21st Kumar Surendra Singh pistol championship in Bhopal, India, with a score of 578. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Omkar Singh took silver with 571, while Udit Joshi won bronze with 567. In the junior category, Mukesh Nelavalli won gold with a score of 567. Anantjeet Singh Naruka won the men’s skeet at the fourth National shotgun selection trials, beating Gurfateh Singh Sandhu 5-4 in the shoot-off after the two were tied on 51. In women’s skeet, Raiza Dhillon beat World Cup silver medallist Ganemat Sekhon 50-49 for the top spot.
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Gurpreet Singh wins 25m standard pistol gold at Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial
Olympian Gurpreet Singh shot 578 to clinch the men’s 25-metre standard pistol gold in the 21st Kumar Surendra Singh pistol championship at the Madhya Pradesh Academy, Bhopal, on Wednesday.
Gurpreet had won the gold with a record score of 581 in the last edition at the same venue.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Omkar Singh won the silver with 571, ahead of Udit Joshi (567).
Mukesh Nelavalli missed the bronze on lesser number of inner-10s, but won the junior gold with his score of 567.
The results:
25m standard pistol
Men: 1. Gurpreet Singh 578; 2. Omkar Singh 571; 3. Udit Joshi 567
Juniors: 1. Mukesh Nelavalli 567; 2. Pradhyumn Singh 566; 3. Raajwardan Paatil 559.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
Anantjeet wins in men’s skeet at National Shotgun selection trials
Anantjeet Singh Naruka beat Gurfateh Singh Sandhu 5-4 in the shoot-off after the two were tied on 51 in men’s skeet in the fourth National shotgun selection trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal on Wednesday.
Rituraj Singh Bundela finished third ahead of Atul Singh Rajawat, Karn Vikram Singh and Mohd. Hamza Sheikh.
Olympian Angad Vir Singh Bajwa was ninth with 114, while Gurjoat Singh Khangura was 11th with the same score. World Cup gold medallist Mairaj Ahmad Khan shot 111 for the 19th place among 24.
In women’s skeet, Raiza Dhillon beat World Cup silver medallist Ganemat Sekhon 50-49 for the top spot, after qualifying for the final with a modest score of 110.
Qualification topper Karttiki Singh Shaktawat (116) was fifth behind Areeba Khan and Maheshwari Chauhan. Asees Chhina was the other shooter to make the final.
Parinaaz Dhaliwal (106) and Darshna Rathore (105) finished ninth and tenth respectively.
RESULTS
Skeet: Men: 1. Anantjeet Singh Naruka 51(5) 118; 2. Gurfateh Singh Sandhu 51(4) 115; 3. Rituraj Singh Bundela 41 (117).
Juniors: 1. Atul Singh Rajawat 120; 2. Rituraj Singh Bundela 117; 3. Mmunek Battula 115.
Women: 1. Raiza Dhillon 50 (110); 2. Ganemat Sekhon 49 (114); 3. Areeba Khan 39 (111).
Juniors: 1. Raiza Dhillon 110; 2. Zahra Mufaddal Deesawala 109; 3. Sanjana Sood 106.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
BOXING
Delhi and UP boxers make strong start at Youth Men’s National Championships
Delhi’s Aditya Bist after winning the bout at the 6th Men’s National Boxing Championship 2023.| Photo Credit: Special…
The Indian Sports News Wrap on June 14 brought exciting news from various sports events across the country. The Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial saw Olympian Gurpreet Singh clinching the men’s 25-metre standard pistol gold with a score of 578. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Omkar Singh won the silver with 571, while Udit Joshi secured the third position with a score of 567. Mukesh Nelavalli won the junior gold with his score of 567, missing the bronze on lesser number of inner-10s. In the last edition, Gurpreet had won the gold with a record score of 581 at the same venue.
At the National Shotgun selection trials, Anantjeet Singh Naruka beat Gurfateh Singh Sandhu 5-4 in the shoot-off after the two were tied on 51 in men’s skeet. Rituraj Singh Bundela finished third, and Olympian Angad Vir Singh Bajwa was ninth with a score of 114. In women’s skeet, Raiza Dhillon beat World Cup silver medallist Ganemat Sekhon 50-49 for the top spot, after qualifying for the final with a modest score of 110.
In boxing, the Youth Men’s National Championships saw Delhi and UP boxers making a strong start. Aditya Bist from Delhi won his bout at the 6th Men’s National Boxing Championship 2023.
After taking everything into account, the Indian sports scene is thriving with exciting events and talented athletes showcasing their skills and determination to win.
