Sakshi Padekar 50m Rifle 3P in 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship held at Bhopal Shooting Ranges.

Railways’ Saurabh Chaudhary and Maharashtra’s Sakshi Sunil Padekar emerged victorious in the men’s 10m air pistol and women’s 50m rifle 3 positions, respectively at the 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship. The pistol competition was held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges in New Delhi and rifle competition at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy in Bhopal.

Saurabh Chaudhary shot 242.8 in the final to win gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol. Uttar Pradesh’s Gaurav secured the silver medal with 240.7 points. Delhi’s Hardik Bansal claimed bronze with 219.3 points.

In qualification, Haryana’s Kamaljeet Choudhary topped the standings with a score of 585. Saurabh Chaudhary qualified second with 584. Uttar Pradesh’s Gaurav secured third place with 582. Delhi’s Hardik Bansal entered the final in fourth place with 581.

Maharashtra’s Sakshi Sunil Padekar secured the gold medal with a final score of 357.7. Punjab’s Anjum Moudgil won the silver medal after shooting 357.2 while Aakriti Dahiya of Maharashtra claimed bronze with a score of 346.3.

In qualification, Sakshi Padekar topped the standings with a score of 590, to equal the KSS record. Rajasthan’s Manini Kaushik qualified second with 587, while Odisha’s Shriyanka Sadangi secured third place with 585. Haryana’s Aakriti Dahiya finished fourth in qualification with 584.

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