Tokyo Olympian Manu Bhaker clinched gold in the junior women's 10m air pistol event, defeating compatriot Esha Singh 17-15. While 18-year-old Rhythm Sangwan won gold in the Senior Women's 10m Air Pistol event by defeating compatriot Palak 16-8 in a one-sided match.
Indian shooters started their campaign on a positive note at the 15th Asian Airgun Championships 2022 here on Friday by winning gold, silver, and bronze medals.
India’s 25m rapid-fire pistol mixed team lost to the experienced pair of Yulia Korostylova and Maksym Horodynets of Ukraine 14-16 in the gold medal match of the ISSF World Championships 2022.
This is Rudraksh's second gold medal in the first world championship at the senior level. Earlier, he had also won the gold medal in the individual event in 10m rifle at the ISSF World Championships 2022.
On Thursday, Esha, Naamya, and Vibhuti qualified for the next stage by finishing fourth in the first round of qualifying with 856 marks in the ISSF World Championships 2022