New Delhi, Dec 18 (NationPress) In a stunning display of skill, Ketan Malik from Haryana outperformed a formidable lineup that included Paris Olympic double medalist Manu Bhaker and Asian Games gold medalist Palak Gulia to clinch victory in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol (APW) event at the ongoing 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Thursday.

Ketan secured the gold medal with a score of 240.0, edging out Meenu Pathak from Delhi, who took home the silver with 238.4, while Surbhi Rao rounded off the podium with a bronze at 219.5. In the Junior Women’s category, Vanshika Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh triumphed, narrowly defeating Anjali Shekhawat for gold by just 0.2, with Palak Gulia securing bronze. In the youth division, Lakshita Bishnoi of the Army Marksmanship Unit claimed the title after a tight 0.6 win over Rashmika Sahgal, with Sanskriti Bana completing the podium.

The final event followed a rigorous qualification phase, where more than 900 shooters participated across 39 relays. Palak Gulia was the standout in qualification, finishing with a score of 582-24x, alongside Manu Bhaker, also at 582 but placed second due to the inner-10 count of 19x. Ketan qualified third with 581-16x. Other finalists included Mohini Singh and Meenu Pathak, who both had scores of 579.

In the final showdown, Manu Bhaker finished in seventh place with 137.2, while Anjali Choudhary ended with 110.1. Mohini Singh took fourth at 197.9, and Anjali Shekhawat was sixth with 157.5.

In the Junior APW final, Vanshika Chaudhary shot an impressive 240.5 to take gold. Anjali Shekhawat closely followed with silver, just 0.2 behind, while Palak Gulia captured bronze with 218.0. Payal Khatri and Lakshita Bishnoi finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Notably, Ketan Malik finished sixth in this category as well.

In the Youth APW final, Lakshita Bishnoi snagged gold after a tightly contested match against Rashmika Sahgal, who settled for silver. Sanskriti Bana secured bronze with 218.5. Priyanshi Purva, who topped youth qualifications, finished fifth in the final.

In the Senior APW team event, Haryana triumphed with an aggregate score of 1735, while Delhi and the Army Marksmanship Unit followed with silver and bronze, respectively. Haryana also dominated the Junior Women’s Team event.

The upcoming 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team events will be held at the same venue on Friday.

Other Results

10M Air Pistol Women

Sub Youth

Priyanshi Purva (Haryana) - Gold (581-23x)

Aaradhya Mishra (Madhya Pradesh) - Silver (576-19x)

Shiksha Saran (Rajasthan) - Bronze (573-15x)

Deaf

Pranjali Prashant Dhumal (Maharashtra) - Gold (576-17x)

Anuya Prasad (Rajasthan) - Silver (566-18x)

Darshana Rajendra Gavate (Maharashtra) - Bronze (548-6x)

Civilian Championship

Anjali Shekhawat (Rajasthan) - Gold (579-22x)

Meenu Pathak (Delhi) - Silver (579-14x)

Aaradhya Mishra (Madhya Pradesh) - Bronze (576-19x)

Civilian Championship (Team)

Rajasthan (Anjali Shekhawat, Shiksha Saran, Kamala Kumari) - Gold (1717.0-50x)

Delhi (Meenu Pathak, Niyamicka Rana, Saina Bharwani) - Silver (1717.0-38x)

Madhya Pradesh (Aaradhya Mishra, Nancy Solanki, Devika Jain) - Bronze (1709.0-48x)

Junior Civilian

Anjali Shekhawat (Rajasthan) - Gold (579-22x)

Sneha (Haryana) - Silver (578-23x)

Aaradhya Mishra (Madhya Pradesh) - Bronze (576-19x)

Junior Civilian (Team)

Delhi (Kamakshi Kumar, Niyamicka Rana, Saina Bharwani) - Gold (1712.0-38x)

Haryana (Yashika, Navya, Muskan Chahal) - Silver (1711.0-54x)

Rajasthan (Bhavya Kaul, Lavanya Kanwar, Nandani Parashar) - Bronze (1707.0-43x)

Master

Padma D (Railways) - Gold

Rajlaxmi Poonia (Rajasthan) - Silver

Bishaya Singha (Assam) - Bronze

Senior Master

Sushma Yadav (Haryana) - Gold

Jyoti Rawat (Delhi) - Silver

Jayashree Kishor More (Maharashtra) - Bronze

Super Master

Pushpa Meghwal (Rajasthan) - Gold

Asha Girdhar (Delhi) - Silver

Abha Dhillan (Uttar Pradesh) - Bronze

Foreign National

Ilina Pawar (Maharashtra) - Gold (558-19x)

Tanvi Lathwal (Haryana) - Silver (555-10x)

Junior Foreign National

Ilina Pawar (Maharashtra) - Gold (558-19x)

Youth Foreign National

Araina Jain (Madhya Pradesh) - Gold (559-12x)

Ilina Pawar (Maharashtra) - Silver (558-19x)

Sub Youth Foreign National

Araina Jain (Madhya Pradesh) - Gold (559-12x)

Ilina Pawar (Maharashtra) - Silver (558-19x)

50m Pistol Women

Senior

Shital Preetam Desai (Maharashtra) – Gold (542)

Ketan (Haryana) – Silver (538)

Nancy Solanki (Madhya Pradesh) – Bronze (537)

Senior Team

Maharashtra (Shital Preetam Desai, Pranjali Prashant Dhumal, Vaishnavi Dattatray Tingare) – Gold (1591)

Punjab (Simranpreet Kaur Brar, Navdeep Kaur, Ariha Aggarwal) – Silver (1587)

Railways (Sakshi Anil Suryavanshi, Yuvika Tomar, Riya Shirish Thatte) – Bronze (1578)

Junior

Ketan (Haryana) – Gold (538)

Nancy Solanki (Madhya Pradesh) – Silver (537)

Pinki Ghasal (Rajasthan) – Bronze (537)

Junior Team

Rajasthan (Pinki Ghasal, Lavanya Kanwar, Shikha Chaudhary) – Gold (1595)

Madhya Pradesh (Nancy Solanki, Manvi Jain, Aaradhya Mishra) – Silver (1577)

Delhi (Parisha Gupta, Saina Bharwani, Niyamicka Rana) – Bronze (1560)

Civilian – Individual

Rashmi Swapnil Dhawade (Maharashtra) – Gold (540)

Nancy Solanki (Madhya Pradesh) – Silver (537)

Pinki Ghasal (Rajasthan) – Bronze (537)

Civilian – Team

Rajasthan (Pinki Ghasal, Shikha Chaudhary, Rajlaxmi Poonia) – Gold (1567)

Rajasthan (Lavanya Kanwar, Roopa Kanwar, Akanksha Choudhary) – Silver (1560)

Madhya Pradesh (Nancy Solanki, Aaradhya Mishra, Anchal Singh) – Bronze (1556)

Civilian – Junior

Nancy Solanki (Madhya Pradesh) – Gold (537)

Pinki Ghasal (Rajasthan) – Silver (537)

Vaishnavi Girish Ramdas (Tamil Nadu) – Bronze (537)

Civilian – Junior(Team)

Madhya Pradesh (Nancy Solanki, Aaradhya Mishra, Anchal Singh) – Gold (1556)

Rajasthan (Lavanya Kanwar, Shikha Chaudhary, Bhoomi Choudhary) – Silver (1546)

Karnataka (Aishwarya Ravichandar Balehosur, Vyomica Kriti, Avanthika Madhu - Bronze (1545)

Master

Shilpi Bisht (ONGC) - Gold

Anisha Sayyed (Haryana) - Silver

Suman (Chandigarh) - Bronze

Senior Master

Sheila Kanungo (Maharashtra) - Gold

Pushpa Meghwal (Rajasthan) - Silver

Kunti Malik (Uttar Pradesh) - Bronze

Super Master

Pushpa Meghwal (Rajasthan) - Gold

Abha Dhillan (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver

Mixed (SH1) Seniors

Akash (Uttar Pradesh) - Gold

Shivraj Sankhala (Rajasthan) - Silver

Saddam (Uttar Pradesh) - Bronze

Mixed (SH1) Juniors

Adiba Ali (Delhi) - Gold

Reeta Jat (Rajasthan) - Silver

Aashish Sharma (Haryana) - Bronze