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13 gold, 24 medals in total! Indian shooters rule at Junior World Championships
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India’s junior shooters concluded their impressive performance at the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun by securing a gold medal in the men’s 50m pistol team event.
The nation topped the medal standings with an impressive haul of 13 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals. Italy claimed the second position with 5 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals, while Norway finished third with 4 gold and a total of 10 medals.
The junior men’s 50m pistol team, consisting of Deepak Dalal (545), Kamaljeet (543) and Raj Chandra (528), amassed a total of 1616 points, edging out Azerbaijan by a single point, with Armenia securing the third place.

Mukesh Nelavalli added to India’s success by clinching an individual bronze in the same event, his sixth medal of the tournament, with a score of 548 over 60 shots. Azerbaijan’s Imran Garayev secured the gold with a score of 552.
In the junior women’s 50m pistol, Parisha Gupta won an individual silver, shooting a score of 540. The Indian team, comprising Sejal Kamble (529), Ketan (525) and Kanishka Dagar (513) also won a silver medal, finishing behind Azerbaijan. Divanshi, the fifth Indian participant, shot 523 to secure the eighth position.
On the final day, Shardul Vihan and Sabeera Harris combined to win a bronze for India in the junior mixed team trap competition, which was contested over 75 targets each.

Shardul shot 71, while Sabeera contributed 67, resulting in a total of 138. The Czech Republic claimed gold with a score of 141+8, and Italy secured silver with 141+7.
Zuhair Khan and Bhavya Tripathi, the second Indian pair, shot a total of 134 to finish joint sixth.
The 2024 ISSF calendar will conclude with the World Cup Final to be hosted by Delhi from October 13 to 18.

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