After sweeping 50m Rifle 3P trials, Tilottama claims 10m Air Rifle Women Trial 1

New Delhi: After a dominant showing in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions events earlier this week, Tilottama Sen continued her remarkable run at the National Selection Trials 1&2 Group A, claiming the top spot in the 10m Air Rifle Women (ARW) Trial 1 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Thursday. Shahu Tushar Mane of Railways took the top spot in the men’s event while Vijayveer Sidhu claimed top in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol T2.

Junior National Champion in ARW, Tilottama produced a remarkable turnaround under pressure to clinch the top spot in the Selection Trial 1 Final of the ARW event, demonstrating composure and control in a final. Sen entered the final as the eighth and last qualifier, having scraped through with a score of 630.8, but rose steadily to finish on top with 253.4.

Railways' shooter Sonam Uttam Maskar, who had qualified fifth with 631.2, mounted a strong challenge to Tilottama but settled for second place with 252.8 in the final. Madhya Pradesh’s Nupur Kumrawat with 230.5(631.2) claimed the third place.

Top qualifier Shruti of Haryana, who led the qualification round with 633.2, ended the final in fifth place with 187.9. Maharashtra’s Isha Anil Taksale (631.1) finished fourth with 209.0, while R Narmada Nithin concluded sixth with 166.2 after qualifying with 631. Railways’ Mehuli Ghosh finished seventh with 145.3 (632.0), and Maharashtra’s Arya Rajesh Borse rounded out the finalists with 123.7 (632.9).

Shahu Tushar Mane claims gold in 10m Air Rifle Men (T1)

Railways' Shahu Tushar Mane secured top spot in the 10m Air Rifle Men (ARM) T1 Final, finishing with 253.9. Mane, who had qualified fifth with 632.6, steadily built momentum to emerge on top in a closely contested final. Haryana’s Arshdeep Singh took the second place with 251.1, while third rank went to Maharashtra’s Parth Rakesh Mane, who added 230.5 in the final after qualifying fourth with 632.9. Haryana’s Samarvir Singh finished just outside the medals in fourth place with 209.2.

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