India’s Manu Bhaker is now a junior world champion. The Olympian bounced back in style from the disappointments of Tokyo 2020 and won gold ...
India’s Manu Bhaker is now a junior world champion. The Olympian bounced back in style from the disappointments of Tokyo 2020 and won gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol final at the International Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru, on Thursday.
Esha Singh grabbed the silver medal in a one-two finish for India while Rhythm Sangwan ended in fourth place in the finals after missing out on a podium by just .2 points.
While Bhaker ended up at the top of the podium, her compatriots Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan kept the possibility of the clean sweep open. Singh, who is 16 years old, was trailing Turkey’s Yasemin Beyza Yilmaz for the most part but upped her game in the final rounds and clinched silver.
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, meanwhile, won silver in the men’s 10m air rifle while Ramita won bronze in the corresponding women’s event to open India’s tally at the ISSF Junior World Championships on day two where the finals began.
Patil fought gamely but eventually went down to the reigning Olympic champion William Shaner of the United States. In the women’s event, Ramita too was in for a shout for gold till the 22nd shot of the 24-shot...
