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Ajay Kumar Wins 10m Air Pistol Crown as Jonathan Antony Seals Rare Junior Treble

The results highlight rising depth in Indian shooting at Delhi's Dr Karni Singh range.

Overview

  • Army shooter Ajay Kumar scored 241.1 to edge Railways’ Shubham Bisla at 240.1 in the men’s 10m air pistol final, with Haryana’s Anmol Jain taking bronze on 220.0.
  • Karnataka’s Jonathan Gavin Antony swept the sub-youth, youth and junior air pistol titles, posting 240.0 in youth and 240.5 in junior.
  • Tamil Nadu captured both trap mixed-team national titles, defeating Madhya Pradesh 36–35 for the senior gold as Prithviraj Tondaiman hit 19 and Nilaa Rajaa Baalu added 17, and beating Haryana 39–35 for the junior crown.
  • Qualification in men’s 10m air pistol saw a three-way tie at 584 between Ujjawal Malik, Rahul Serawat and Shiva Narwal, separated by inner-10 counts with Malik topping on 22x.
  • Established names placed lower in qualification, with Sarabjot Singh 19th, world champion Samrat Rana 71st and defending champion Varun Tomar 99th.