In Shooting, Ayushi Podder won the women’s 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions (3P) in National Trials for Rifle and Pistol in Thiruvananthapuram.
Indian shooters Divyansh Singh Pawar and Apurvi Chandela have clinched a gold medal each in Meyton Cup in Innsbruck, Austria. While Divyansh won the gold in the men’s 10m air rifle event with an effort of 249.7, Auprvi bagged the metal in the 10m air rifle women’s category with a 251.4.
Deepak Kumar and Anjum Moudgil also a bagged bronze medal each in men’s and women’s 10m air rifle events respectively. Deepak shot 228 en route the bronze, while Anjum’s effort of 229 also fetched her a podium finish. The Meyton Cup is a private tournament where shooters go on their own to participate to gain experience before international events.
India women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year 2019 award. Rani was instrumental in India qualifying for the first time in back-to-back Olympic Games.
The 25 athletes nominated for this award from 25 sports have been recommended by their international federations and in Rani’s case, the FIH has recommended her name for the award for her outstanding performance and her ability to lead by example.
This will be the 6th edition of the WGA initiative that recognises and honours an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance or for their social commitment or particularly fair behaviour.
17-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh has won the men’s 10 metres air pistol gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Sarabjot Singh of Haryana got the second place, while world number two Abhishek Verma settled for bronze. Sarabjot also won the junior men’s gold.