"VAN" (Sports Desk - 15.05.2026) :: Railways’ Saurabh Chaudhary and Maharashtra’s Sakshi Sunil Padekar emerged victorious in the 10m Air Pistol Men ISSF and 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women ISSF events respectively at the 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship being held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi and the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy in Bhopal.
In the 10m Air Pistol Men ISSF event, Saurabh Chaudhary clinched the gold medal with a score of 242.8 in the final. Uttar Pradesh’s Gaurav secured the silver medal with 240.7, while Delhi’s Hardik Bansal claimed bronze with 219.3.
In qualification, Haryana’s Kamaljeet Choudhary topped the standings with a score of 585-24x. Saurabh Chaudhary qualified second with 584-25x, while Uttar Pradesh’s Gaurav secured third place with 582-20x. Delhi’s Hardik Bansal entered the final in fourth place with 581-18x.
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
Maharashtra’s Sakshi Sunil Padekar secured the gold medal with a final score of 357.7. Punjab’s Anjum Moudgil won the silver medal after shooting 357.2 while Aakriti Dahiya of Maharashtra claimed bronze with a score of 346.3.
In qualification, Sakshi Padekar topped the standings with a score of 590-34x to equal the KSS record. Rajasthan’s Manini Kaushik qualified second with 587-37x, while Odisha’s Shriyanka Sadangi secured third place with 585-22x. Haryana’s Aakriti Dahiya finished fourth in qualification with 584-30x.
50m Rifle 3 Positions Junior Women
Uttar Pradesh’s Manya Mittal clinched the junior women’s title with a score of 354.8 in the final. Madhya Pradesh’s Pratha Rathod secured the silver medal with 351.9, while Haryana’s Hazel claimed bronze with 338.6. Tamil Nadu’s Melvina Angeline J finished fourth with 327.4.
In qualification, Manya Mittal topped the field with a score of 582-29x. Madhya Pradesh’s Pratha Rathod qualified second with 581-23x, while Haryana’s Hazel shot 580-22x to finish third. Madhya Pradesh’s Prarthana Sen secured fourth place, also with 580-22x.
10m Air Pistol Junior Men
Rajasthan’s Abhishek Saini clinched the junior men’s title with a score of 241.1 in the final. Fellow Rajasthan shooter Yogesh Kumar secured the silver medal with the same score of 241.1, while Karnataka’s Jonathan Gavin Antony claimed bronze with 219.3. Uttar Pradesh’s Sahil finished fourth with 198.1.
10m Air Pistol Youth Men
Rajasthan’s Devendra Farswal emerged victorious in the youth men’s event, while Haryana’s Priyanshu Yadav secured the silver medal. Delhi’s Hardik Bansal claimed bronze and Uttarakhand’s Shubh finished fourth in the competition.
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