#ISSFChampionship: 17-year-old Hriday claims glittering gold in junior 10m air-rifle
Hriday Hazarika notched up a gold medal in the 10m air rifle junior men's event of the ISSF World Championships in South Korea today. Hazarika was tied with Iran's Mohammed Amir Nekounam on 250.1 once the field was pruned to the regulation top eight. But the 17-year-old Indian bagged gold after prevailing in a shoot-off at the prestigious International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) tournament.
Russia's Grigorii Shamakav claims the bronze
The bronze went to Russia's Grigorii Shamakov, who managed a score of 228.6 in the final. The Indian team, comprising Hazarika, Divyansh Panwar, and Arjun Babuta, finished fourth with a combined total of 1872.3. There was a disappointment for India in the senior men's 50m rifle three position competition as none of the Indians in fray managed to make the cut for the finals.
Asian Games silver-medalist Sanjeev Rajput was the lowest placed Indian
Asiad silver-medalist Sanjeev Rajput was the lowest placed Indian at 58th scoring 1158. Swapnil Kusale was at 55th with a score of 1161 while Akhil Sheoran took the 44th position with 1167. The Indian team, comprising the trio, ended 11th with a total of 3503.
