Haryana’s pair of Ramita Jindal and Himanshu Dhillon showcased an impressive performance to win the gold medal in the 10 m air rifle mixed team event at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions, held at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy in Bhopal.
The duo triumphed over Maharashtra’s Arya Borse and Parth Mane with a score of 16–12 in the gold medal match, further extending Himanshu’s outstanding form after he set a new national record and junior national record of 634.5 in the men’s 10m air rifle event the previous day.
Bronze Medal Match Results
In the bronze medal match, Delhi’s Rajshree Sancheti and Paarth Makhija prevailed over the Madhya Pradesh team of Shreya Agrawal and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, clinching third place with a close 17–15 victory.
Junior 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
The junior 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal was awarded to West Bengal. Sandrata Roy and Abhinav Shaw delivered a solid performance, defeating Tamil Nadu’s Maneshika Tarun Senthil and Shaktivel Senthilvel 16–8 in the final. Karnataka’s Hrudya Shri Kondur and Naraen Pranav claimed the bronze medal with a 17–9 win over Andhra Pradesh’s Nishitha Bommidi and Ummahesh Maddineni.
Youth Category Highlights
In the youth category, Maharashtra’s Isha Anil Taksale and Pritam Kendre emerged victorious after a tightly contested match, edging past Tamil Nadu’s Maneshika Tarun Senthil and Shaktivel Senthilvel by a score of 16–14 to secure the gold medal. The bronze medal went to Karnataka’s Tilottama Sen and Abishek Sekhar, who defeated West Bengal’s Sandratta Roy and Abhinav Shaw 17–9 in the bronze medal match.
Upcoming Championship Events
The championship action will now shift to New Delhi after Christmas, with the finals for the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men scheduled for Friday at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. The first final is set to commence at 2:00 PM IST.
Other Results:
10m Air Rifle Men
Senior Team:
- Haryana (Himanshu, Arshdeep Singh, Samarvir Singh) – Gold (1891.1)
- Maharashtra (Gajanan Shahadev Khandagale, Parth Rakesh Mane, Abhishek Lahu Kamthe) – Silver (1885.7)
- Karnataka (Naraen Pranav, Abishek Sekhar, Darius Saurastri) – Bronze (1885.6)
Junior Team:
- Haryana (Himanshu, Pranav Jindal, Talwar Singh) – Gold (1883)
- Karnataka (Naraen Pranav, Abishek Sekhar, Mithun K R) – Silver (1881.6)
- West Bengal (Abhinav Shaw, Ashmit Chatterjee, Baiduriya Biswas) – Bronze (1880.8)
Youth Team:
- Maharashtra (Himanshu, Pranav Jindal, Talwar Singh) – Gold (1882.2)
- Karnataka (Naraen Pranav, Abishek Sekhar, Mithun K R) – Silver (1881.6)
- West Bengal (Abhinav Shaw, Swattik Sil, Baiduriya Biswas) – Bronze (1879.5)
Sub-Youth:
- Pritam Kendre (Maharashtra) – Gold (627.2)
- Vivin A S J (Tamil Nadu) – Silver (627)
- Shreemanth S (Karnataka) – Bronze (626.9)
Deaf:
- Mohammed Murtaza Vania (Gujarat) – Gold (629.6)
- Shourya Saini (Uttarakhand) – Silver (625.2)
- Mohit Kumar Paswan (Odisha) – Bronze (622.4)
Civilian:
- Onkar Vikas Waghamare (Karnataka) – Gold (630.9)
- Tanishq Jaiswal (Madhya Pradesh) – Silver (630.7)
- Gajanan Shahadev Khandagale (Maharashtra) – Bronze (630.1)
Civilian Team:
- Uttar Pradesh (Priyanshu Kumar, Utsav Malik, Abhaydev Chaudhary) – Gold (1882.7)
- Uttar Pradesh (Om Gupta, Harsh Surya, Piyush Sharma) – Silver (1881.4)
- Haryana (Arshdeep Singh, Chirag Gautam, Talwar Singh) – Bronze (1881)
Junior Civilian:
- Onkar Vikas Waghamare (Karnataka) – Gold (630.9)
- Divyanshu Shailendra Dewangan (Chattisgarh) – Silver (630.5)
- Mohammed Murtaza Vania (Gujarat) – Bronze (629.6)
Junior Civilian Team:
- Uttar Pradesh (Priyanshu Kumar, Aditya Verma, Piyush Sharma) – Gold (1880.6)
- Karnataka (Abishek Sekhar, Shishir Ambekallu, Mahesh Mithun K R) – Silver (1877)
- Punjab (Arshdeep Singh, Ripudaman Singh Pnaech, Anshul Batra) – Bronze (1875.2)
Master:
- Man Mohan Singh (Delhi) – Gold
- Sachin Pal Bhangalia (Himachal Pradesh) – Silver
- Naresh Kumar (Rajasthan) – Bronze
Youth (Foreign National):
- Sheersh Bhawnani (Madhya Pradesh) – Gold
- Mannsidak (Haryana) – Silver
- Anuj Bharadwaj (Karnataka) – Bronze.