Navy’s Kiran Ankush Jadhav delivered an impressive performance to secure the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Men final at the 68th National Shooting Championship, taking place at the MP State Shooting Academy.
Jadhav finished with a score of 252.1, edging out Olympian Arjun Babuta, who took the silver with 251.4. Reigning 50m Rifle 3 Positions national champion Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar completed the podium with a score of 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), rounding out the final lineup.
In the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior final, Gujarat’s Mohammed Murtaza Vania showcased authority, clinching the gold medal with 254.3. Abhinav Shaw of West Bengal took home the silver with 251.6, while Onkar Vikas Waghamare secured the bronze with a score of 230.1. Naraen Pranav of Karnataka finished fourth with 209 after a shoot-off with Onkar, followed by Divyanshu Shailendra Dewangan (187.5) and Parth Mane (166.9), the latter also exiting after a shoot-off. Uma Mahesh Maddineni (145.3) and Himanshu (123) completed the finals.
Onkar Vikas Waghamare improved his standing in the 10m Air Rifle Men Youth final, converting his strong form into gold with a score of 250. He built a decisive lead in the closing shots, finishing just 0.3 ahead of state teammate Naraen Pranav, who won silver. Tamil Nadu’s Shakthivel Senthivel claimed the bronze 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 attended by distinguished dignitaries including Pawankumar Singh, Secretary General of NRAI, and Sureshwar Singh (MLA), President of Swami Vivekanand Degree College, Masi, Bahraich, who was the Chief Guest.
Medals were presented by Col. C. Naren Babu, Sena Medal Awardee and Commanding Officer of AMU–Mhow; Shri Nilesh Rane, Director of Caprie Sports; Deepak Kumar Dubey, Coach of the Indian Shooting Team; S. Dhiraj Singh, CRO of the 10m Rifle Event, 68th NSCC, Bhopal; Sanjeev Gupta, Assistant Director of Sports at the M.P. State Shooting Academy, and Asim Baruah, Chief RTS for the 68th NSCC Rifle Event in Bhopal.
The action at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy continues on December 23, 2025, with the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event scheduled, 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