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Shooting News : Indian shooters shining in Junior World Championship

India’s Junior Women’s Skeet team comprising Ganemat Sekhon, Raiza Dhillon and Areeba Khan, struck gold on competition day three of the ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru. They blanked out team Italy 6-0 in the gold medal match. After winning historic silver India’s first Skeet medal at the world championship level, in the individual Women’s Skeet, this was Ganemat’s second medal of the competition. Later the Indian Junior Men’s Skeet team of Rajveer Gill, Ayush Rudraraju and Abhay Singh Sekhon, also bagged a bronze beating Turkey by the same 6-0 margin to make it seven medals so far. Before this It was Manu Bhaker winning gold in the Women’s 10M Air Pistol leading an Indian 1-2 in the event with teammate Esha Singh winning silver. With two golds, three silver and two bronze medals, putting them behind leaders USA in the medal standings.

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  • Released : 04-Oct-2021

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