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National Shooting Trials: Suruchi Inder Singh Pips Manu Bhaker, Double Delight For Niraj Kumar Joy
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Indian shooters Suruchi Inder Singh, Samrat Rana and Niraj Kumar all clinched the top spot in their respective categories at the National Shooting Trials in Dehradun on Sunday.
Suruchi edged out Manu Bhaker to win the women’s 10m pistol, while Niraj doubled his tally at the trials with his victory in the 50m rifle 3 positions. Samrat Rana in the men’s 10m air pistol event.
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Suruchi finished with a score of 245.6, 1.1 points ahead of Bhaker, who shot 244.5 to secure second place. The seasoned Rahi Sarnobat ended in third with a score of 223.1 in a star-studded final.
Suruchi also dominated the qualification round, finishing with a score of 585, four points better than Esha Singh, who shot 581. Rahi (580), Manu (578-20x), Priya (578-17x), Pranjali (576), Sakshi (574-18x), and Simranpreet (574-15x) completed the top eight.
In the first final of the day, Samrat Rana leaped to first place with a 10.5 in the final shot, ahead of Saurabh, who managed only a 9.6 in the men’s 10m air pistol event. Samrat concluded with a score of 241.7, while Saurabh took second place with 241.5. Aditya Malra finished third with 217.8.
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Niraj Kumar delivered a clinical performance in the men’s 50m rifle 3P final, winning back-to-back trials. The Navy man shot 463, two points better than Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who took home another medal. World Championship medallist Akhil Sheoran finished third with 448.8, while Paris Olympics bronze medallist Swapnil Suresh Kusale ended fourth with 438.4.
Aishwary topped the qualification with a brilliant score of 595-35x, while Niraj shot 592-32x. Nikhil Tanwar was third with 591-34x, followed by Swapnil with 590-34x and Akhil with 589-32x. Goldi Gurjar (588-31x), Babu Singh (588-30x), and Hemant (587-29x) completed the top eight places.
The trials will conclude on Monday with the 10m pistol shooters returning for T4 qualification, followed by the finals.
(With Inputs From PTI)
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