India’s Ramita becomes World Champion in Air Rifle

New Delhi: Ramita Jindal beat Shen Ying of China for the gold 16-12 in junior women’s air rifle in the World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.

Ramita shot 10.8 and 10.7 to secure the gold as the Chinese responded with 9.8 and 10.6. Ramita had topped the second stage of qualification after eventual bronze medalist Tilottama Sen had topped qualification with 633.4.

In the 50­metre free pistol, the Indian junior women, Divanshi, Varsha Singh, and Tiyana Phogat, swept the three medals. Rhythm Sangwan won the silver in the women’s standard pistol event.

In junior men’s 50­metre free pistol, Abhinav Choudhary lost the gold 6­9 on the score of inner­10s after being tied on 546 with Song Seungho of Korea. Vijayveer Sidhu won the bronze in the standard pistol with 574.

Sri Karthik Sabari Raj and Divyansh Singh Panwar made the junior men’s air rifle final but finished sixth and seventh respectively. Sabari Raj had shot 633.2 in qualification. India continued to be second on the medals table with 10 gold, five silver, and 10 bronze, behind China which had 20 gold, 14 silver, and 9 bronze.