Indian Shooters Gautami Bhanot and Ajay Malik Shine at Junior World Championships
Indian rifle and pistol shooters won medals in their respective 10m mixed team competitions, keeping India on top of the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Championship.
Medal Wins
On day two, Indian shooters secured two bronze medals, bringing their total to five medals (two gold and three bronze). The 10m air rifle and air pistol mixed team events were the only medal events on Sunday.
Air Rifle Event
Gautami Bhanot and Ajay Malik shot a combined 628.9 after 30 shots each, finishing third among 34 pairs. They won the bronze medal match against Croatia’s Anamarija Turk and Darko Tomasevic with a score of 17-9. China won gold by defeating France in the final. Another Indian pair, Abhinav Shaw and Shambhavi Kshirsagar, finished sixth with a score of 628.1.
Mixed Pistol Event
In the mixed pistol event, Indian pairs finished third and fourth in qualification, setting up a bronze showdown between themselves. Lakshita and Parmod won against Kanishka Dagar and Mukesh Nelavali with a score of 16-8. Germany won gold and Ukraine took silver. This was Lakshita’s second medal after winning gold in the air pistol team event on Saturday.
Doubts Revealed
Gautami Bhanot -: Gautami Bhanot is an Indian shooter who competes in shooting sports. She recently won a bronze medal in a junior world championship.
Ajay Malik -: Ajay Malik is another Indian shooter who also won a bronze medal in the same junior world championship as Gautami Bhanot.
Junior World Championships -: The Junior World Championships is a global competition where young athletes from different countries compete in various sports. In this case, it is for shooting.
10m mixed team events -: In the 10m mixed team events, two shooters (one male and one female) from the same country team up to compete in shooting targets from a distance of 10 meters.
ISSF -: ISSF stands for International Shooting Sport Federation. It is the organization that oversees shooting sports competitions around the world.
medal tally -: The medal tally is a table that shows how many medals each country has won in a competition. It helps to see which country is performing the best.
air rifle event -: In the air rifle event, shooters use a special type of gun called an air rifle to shoot at targets from a distance.
mixed pistol event -: In the mixed pistol event, a male and a female shooter team up to compete using pistols to shoot at targets.
Lakshita and Parmod -: Lakshita and Parmod are Indian shooters who won a bronze medal in the mixed pistol event at the junior world championship.
Kanishka Dagar and Mukesh Nelavali -: Kanishka Dagar and Mukesh Nelavali are also Indian shooters who competed in the mixed pistol event but lost to Lakshita and Parmod.
Croatia -: Croatia is a country in Europe. In this context, it is the country whose team was defeated by Gautami Bhanot and Ajay Malik in the air rifle event.
China and Germany -: China and Germany are countries that won gold medals in their respective shooting events at the junior world championship.