ISSF Junior World Championship: Aishwary sets a new world record-
HIGHLIGHTS
- India’s Tomar destroyed the finals world record to win gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event At the ISSF Junior World Championships.
- He finished nearly seven points ahead of France’s Lucas Kryzs in second place.
- With eight gold medals, India is the clear leading at the Worlds.
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ISSF Junior World Championship
Tomar set a new junior world record of 1185 points in qualifying on Monday.
In the final, he set a new junior world record of 463.4, finishing nearly seven points clear of second-placed Frenchman Lucas Kryzs
Lucas Kryzs took silver with a score of 456.5. With a score of 446.6, Gavin Barnick of the United States took bronze.
Sanskar Havelia was 11th in the field with a score of 1160, Pankaj Mukheja was 15th with 1157, Sartaj Tiwana was 16th with 1157, and Gurman Singh was 22nd with 1153.
India’s eighth gold at the World Championships, which are being contested in Lima, Peru, was won by Aishwary.
India is the clear winner of the World Championships this year, collecting 17 medals in total. The second-placed United States has won 12 medals, including four golds.
Earlier, 14-year-old shooter Kapoor fired her way to gold ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker in the women’s 25m pistol event.
Kapoor won the tournament with a score of 36, beating out France’s Camille Jedrzejewski (33) and 19-year-old Olympian Bhakar (31), who has already won three gold medals.
Rhythm Sangwan, another Indian shooter in the women’s final, finished fourth as India swept the competition.
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