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India Opens Asian Shooting Championship With Junior Gold, Two Team Silvers

A junior standout grabbed India’s first gold in Shymkent highlighting emerging talent under complex eligibility rules.

Kapil won gold in 10m air pistol junior event. (NRAI)
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Overview

  • Kapil Bainsla claimed junior men’s 10m air pistol gold with a final score of 243.0.
  • Jonathan Gavin Antony secured bronze in the junior 10m air pistol with 220.7 and joined Bainsla and Vijay Tomar to win junior team silver with 1,723 points.
  • The senior men's trio of Anmol Jain, Aditya Malra and Saurabh Chaudhary shot a combined 1,735 to earn team silver behind China.
  • Anmol Jain advanced to the senior final and finished sixth with 155.1 while China’s Hu Kai topped the podium with a 241.6 gold-medal performance.
  • Amit Sharma led senior qualification with 588 but was ineligible for the final under RPO rules as India’s record 182-strong contingent continues through August 29.