Rudrankksh clinches 10m air rifle gold in Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial

Rudrankksh Patil of Maharashtra overcame a stiff challenge from Haryanas Rohit Kanyan to clinch the gold medal in the mens 10m air rifle event at the Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship here on Friday. West Bengals Ashmit Chatterjee clinched the junior mens title with a score of 251.0, while Uttar Pradeshs Piyush Sharma secured the silver with 250.5.

Rudrankksh Patil of Maharashtra overcame a stiff challenge from Haryana's Rohit Kanyan to clinch the gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship here on Friday. The young Maharashtra marksman shot 252.9 in the final to finish on top, while Kanyan took the silver with 251.9. West Bengal's Baiduriya Biswas bagged the bronze with 230.8. In qualification, Delhi's Paarth Makhija topped the standings with a score of 633.4, followed by Railways' Shahu Tushar Mane with 630.0. Gujarat's Gajjar Krish Jigneshbhai qualified third with 627.8, while Rudrankksh entered the final in fourth place with 627.7. West Bengal's Ashmit Chatterjee clinched the junior men's title with a score of 251.0, while Uttar Pradesh's Piyush Sharma secured the silver with 250.5. Haryana's Rohit Kanyan claimed the bronze with 229.1. Meanwhile, West Bengal's Abhinav Shaw took the youth men's title with a score of 254.4 pushing Haryana's Priyanshu to second spot (249.7). Haryana's Jatin Lamba secured bronze with 228.1.