Sakshi shot 254.3 in the T2 final while Shahu Tushar Mane scored 637.1 in the qualification. Both these scores are better than the national record, however, this will not be considered as an official national record
In the National Championship medal tally, Haryana finished on top with 31 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze medals to claim a total of 60 national medals. Haryana’s dominance was underlined by strong performances across disciplines, with 13 gold medals in rifle, 14 in pistol, and four in shotgun events
Addya finished on top with 42 hits, while Uttar Pradesh’s Sabeera Haris pushed her close till the latter stages but had to settle for silver with 41, while Tanisska Senthilkumar of Tamil Nadu secured the bronze with 28 hits
The Karnataka shooter carried her strong qualification form into the final to stay ahead of a competitive field. Kerala’s Vidarsa K Vinod secured the silver medal with 462.9, finishing four points adrift, while Railways’ Ayonika Paul completed the podium with the bronze medal after scoring 451.8
Lakshita (290-12x) and Sharvan (292-9x) also shot 582-21x to qualify on top to the gold medal match, while Haryana finished second on 582-14x, with Suruchi Singh shooting 293-8x and Samrat Rana adding 289-6x, advancing to the gold medal match on inner-10 count
Asian Champion Anantjeet and Darshna combined effectively, with Anantjeet hitting 21 targets and Darshna contributing 24, to hold off the Uttar Pradesh pair of Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan (21) and Areeba Khan (22) in the gold medal match
This was Anish’s second WCF medal, an upgrade from the bronze he won at the same venue two years back. Aishwary too ended the year strong after a barren first half, finishing with an Asian Championship gold, a world championship and a world cup final silver each