Tilottama Sen continued her excellent form at the start of the season, winning back-to-back Women’s top spots in 50m Rifle 3 Positions in the National Selection Trials for Group A shooters at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
In the men’s 50m Rifle 3P, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who finished third in T1 on Tuesday, secured the top spot in T2, while Manu Bhaker dominated the T1 finals in the 25m Pistol Women event.
Tilottama Sen’s Outstanding Performance
Tilottama made it two wins in a row in the 50m Rifle 3P event with a composed performance in the finals, scoring 361.5 after 35 shots. This was 3.1 points more than Ayushi Podder of Railways, who finished second with a score of 358.4. Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole secured the third position with a score of 348.3.
Manini Kaushik, who finished third in T1, took the fourth spot with a score of 336.3. The final lineup was completed by Ashi Chouksey (326.4), Nupur Kumrawat (315.6), Anjum Moudgil (305.0), and Vidarsa K. Vinod (302.8).
Men’s T2 Highlights
In men’s T2, Aishwary posted a comfortable win, shooting 359.7 in the final. Paris bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale finished in second place with a score of 357.7, while former 10m World Champion Rudraankksh Patil took third with a score of 347.5. T1 winner Niraj Kumar finished fourth with a score of 336.3. The other finalists included Akshil Sheoran (326.5), Adriyan Karmakar (314.6), Nishan Budha (303.2), and Chain Singh (302.0).
Manu Bhaker’s Commanding Win
Manu Bhaker secured the top spot in the 25m Pistol event T1 finals with a score of 37, six points ahead of Vibhuti Bhatia of Haryana, who scored 31 and finished in second place. Divya T.S of Karnataka finished third with a score of 28.
Tejaswani Singh was fourth with a score of 26 after being eliminated in a shootout against Vibhuti. Rahi Sarnobat (22), Chinki Yadav (17), and Rhythm Sangwan (12) were the other finalists. Esha Singh did not start the final despite qualifying in the top eight.
The 10m Air Rifle T1 finals for both men and women will be held on Thursday, alongside the T2 finals of the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol for men.