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Anish Bhanwala Tops National Selection Trials; Samra and Maddineni Triumph on Day 2

The Dehradun contests will decide which shooters represent India at August’s Asian Championships in Kazakhstan followed by September’s ISSF World Cup in Ningbo, China.

Sift Kaur Samra with NRAI president Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo. (NRAI)
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Overview

  • The National Selection Trials 3 & 4 began on June 23 at Dehradun’s Trishul Shooting Range to choose the Indian team for the 16th Asian Shooting Championships and the ISSF World Cup.
  • Olympian Anish Bhanwala led Day 1 by scoring 293 in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s Stage 1 qualification.
  • Day 2 finals saw Umamahesh Maddineni win the men’s 10m Air Rifle and Sift Kaur Samra take gold in the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions.
  • Only Group ‘A’ athletes are contesting all Olympic rifle and pistol events under a quota system that caps entries per discipline.
  • India’s shooters arrive on strong form after winning 19 medals, including eight golds, across the South American and Munich legs of the ISSF World Cup circuit.