The Indian trio of Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan clinched gold in the women's 25m pistol team event on the penultimate day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition.
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil shot 628.5 in the 60-shot qualification stage to be placed 11th among 103 competitors. He was the best Indian finisher.
Indian shooters Anish Bhanwala, Adarsh SIngh and Vijayveer Sidhu combined to win the gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol team event as the nation ended the ISSF Junior World Championship on top of the standings.
Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar then clinched the Junior Men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions gold to make it a clean sweep for India in the two medal events.
Indian shooter Namanveer Brar, who won a bronze medal at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea, allegedly committed suicided at his residence in Chandigarh on Monday morning.
The 19-year-old para shooter clinched her second medal in Tokyo, a bronze, in women's 50m rifle 3P SH1 event on Friday.
The shooters were picked during a selection committee meeting.
Competitors in the 50m 3 positions have to shoot 40 shots in kneeling position followed by 40 shots in prone position and 40 shots in standing position, in that order.
Former India shooter Shimon Sharif has organised a few online championships and a month-long league during the coronavirus-forced lockdown.
World Championships silver medallist Moudgil would have been fine-tuning her skills with the Tokyo Olympics knocking on the door at this time of the year had the coronavirus pandemic not reared its ugly head.
In terms of overall medals, the tally stood at 21 gold, six silver and three bronze as India topped all the Rifle-Pistol World Cups and Finals in an unforgettable year.
Mehuli's effort will, however, not be considered as a world record, as the South Asian Games' results are not recognised by the international body (ISSF) for the purpose of records.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju heaped praises on the Indian shooting contingent following the impressive performances in the ISSF World Cup in Rio, and believes that Indian shooters will win medals in Tokyo Olympics next year.
Sawant later became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the World Championships.
India were placed third in the medals tally with 11 gold, nine silver and seven bronze medals for a total of 27, making this their best performance in the showpiece.
The 16-year-old Chaudhary, who won the Asiad gold last month, qualified third with a score of 581 before shooting down his own world record with a score of 245.5 in the final.
India now have three gold, three silver and three bronze medals after four days of competition at the prestigious International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) tournament.
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