Parth Rakesh Mane Shines at Lima Junior Worlds with Double Gold in 10m Air Rifle
New Delhi, India – Parth Rakesh Mane was crowned junior world champion in the 10m air rifle at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru. Parth, 16, led India to a dominant performance, winning double gold by also securing the team competition with Ajay Malik and Abhinav Shaw.
India’s Medal Surge
India’s third gold of the day came from the junior women’s 10m air rifle team, with Gautami Bhanot, Sambhavi Kshirsagar, and Anoushka Thakur clinching the top spot. Parth’s standout performance saw him shoot 250.7 in the 24-shot final, narrowly beating China’s Huang Liwanlin by 0.7 points. Braden Peiser of the USA took bronze.
Other Notable Performances
Paris Olympic silver medallist Victor Lindgren of Sweden finished fourth, while reigning double junior world champion Romain Aufrere was sixth. Ajay Malik and Abhinav Shaw finished fifth and seventh, respectively. In the qualification round, Ajay came second, Parth fourth, and Abhinav sixth.
Team Success
The trio of Parth, Ajay, and Abhinav tallied a total of 1883.5 to win the team gold, surpassing the USA and Germany. In the junior women’s air rifle final, Gautami Bhanot finished fourth, Shambhavi Kshirsagar fifth, and Ojasvi Thakur seventh. The team of Gautami, Shambhavi, and Anoushka set a junior world team record score of 1894.8 to win gold.
Skeet Competitions
In the junior men’s and women’s skeet competitions, Indian shooters did not fare as well. Gurfateh Singh Sandhu and Bhavtegh Singh Gill both scored 112, finishing 29th and 31st, respectively. Mansi Raghuwanshi was the best-placed Indian in the junior women’s skeet, finishing 8th with a score of 109.
India continues to lead the medal tally with five golds.
Doubts Revealed
Lima -: Lima is the capital city of Peru, a country in South America. It’s where the Junior World Championship took place.
Junior Worlds -: Junior Worlds refers to the ISSF Junior World Championship, a big competition for young shooters from around the world.
10m Air Rifle -: 10m Air Rifle is a shooting event where participants aim at a target 10 meters away using an air rifle.
ISSF -: ISSF stands for International Shooting Sport Federation, the organization that manages shooting sports competitions worldwide.
Double Gold -: Double Gold means Parth won two gold medals, one in the individual event and one in the team event.
Team Competition -: Team Competition is when a group of shooters from the same country compete together to win a medal.
Medal Tally -: Medal Tally is a table that shows how many medals each country has won in a competition.
Huang Liwanlin -: Huang Liwanlin is a shooter from China who competed against Parth in the final.
