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Jr Shooting Worlds: Manu Bhaker, Naamya and Rhythm Sangwan strike gold
Updated On: 07 October, 2021 01:14 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
This was Manu`s fourth gold of the competition to go with one bronze, while it was the 14-year old Naamya`s second gold of the championship.
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Top pistol shooter Manu Bhaker bagged her fourth gold as Indian continued its domination of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru, bagging a gold and silver medal on the eighth day of competition. The Indian junior wom`n`s sports pistol team comprising Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan, and newly crowned world junior champion in the individual women`s sports pistol Naamya Kapoor, dominated proceedings in the 25m pistol team women junior competition on Wednesday beating USA 16-4 in the gold medal match.
This was Manu Bhaker`s fourth gold of the competition to go with one bronze, while it was the 14-year old Naamya`s second gold of the championship. On Wednesday, India also picked up a silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol junior men competition when Adarsh Singh fell short `f USA`s Henry Turner Leverett in the six-man final. After disastrous outings in the Tokyo Olympics a few weeks back, the Indian shooters seem to have returned to winning ways as they continued to reap a rich medal harvest in Lima.
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