Ganga Singh wins 50m Rifle 3P gold at KSS Memorial Championship in Bhopal

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Ganga Singh wins 50m Rifle 3P gold at KSS Memorial Championship in Bhopal

Synopsis

The 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Championship showcased India's shooting depth across rifle and pistol disciplines. Army's Ganga Singh's precision in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions final, combined with Haryana's dominance in mixed team events, signals a competitive field ahead of national selections. From West Bengal's Adriyan Karmakar's junior triumph to Rajasthan's mixed team sweeps, the championship reinforced regional strength in India's Olympic shooting pipeline.

Key Takeaways

Ganga Singh (Army) won Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions gold with 357.8 at the 24th KSS Memorial Championship in Bhopal on 5 May .
Kamaljeet Choudhary and Surbhi Rao (Haryana) claimed Senior Mixed Team Pistol gold with 476.6 at Dr.
Karni Singh Shooting Range , New Delhi.
Arjun Babuta (Railways) took silver in Men's 50m Rifle with 356.9 ; Swapnil Kusale (Railways) claimed bronze with 343.7 .
Adriyan Karmakar (West Bengal) won Junior Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions with 360.2 .
Rajasthan won both Junior and Youth Mixed Team Pistol golds through Yogesh–Mohini ( 478.6 ) and Girish–Bhavya ( 479.1 ) respectively.

Army marksman Ganga Singh clinched the gold medal in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship on 5 May, held at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy in Bhopal. Singh shot a total of 357.8 in the final to secure the top spot. Concurrently, at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi, Haryana's Kamaljeet Choudhary and Surbhi Rao won gold in the 10m Air Pistol Senior Mixed Team ISSF event with a final score of 476.6.

Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Results

Railways' Arjun Babuta secured the silver medal with 356.9, while fellow Railways shooter Swapnil Suresh Kusale claimed bronze with 343.7. Army's Sidharth Gaur finished fourth with 332.3. In the qualification round, Punjab's Harjas Singh topped the field with a score of 586-25x, followed by Maharashtra's Rudrankksh B. Patil with 584-31x. Arjun Babuta qualified third with 584-28x, while Swapnil Kusale secured fourth place with 583-31x.

Senior Mixed Team Pistol: Haryana Dominates

The Haryana pair of Kamaljeet Choudhary and Surbhi Rao topped the qualification round with 576-17x before clinching gold in the final with 476.6. Karnataka's Mamith N Gowda and Divya T.S., who had qualified fourth with 573-17x, settled for silver after scoring 472.5 in the final. ONGC's Amanpreet Singh and Shweta, who also shot 573-17x in qualification, secured bronze with 409.3. Gujarat's Vaibhavi and Jinesh qualified second with 574-11x but finished fourth.

Junior Men's 50m Rifle: Karmakar Triumphs

West Bengal's Adriyan Karmakar clinched the junior men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions title with a final score of 360.2. Haryana's Rohit Kanyan secured silver with 350.5, while Rajasthan's Prince took bronze with 336.1. Maharashtra's Vedant Nitin Waghmare finished fourth with 328.1. In qualification, Vedant Nitin Waghmare topped with 580-26x, followed closely by Adriyan Karmakar with 580-24x. Madhya Pradesh's Priyavrat Singh Tomar qualified third with 579-22x, while Prince secured fourth with 578-16x.

Junior and Youth Mixed Team Pistol Events

In the 10m Air Pistol Junior Mixed Team ISSF event, Rajasthan's Yogesh and Mohini secured gold with a final score of 478.6 after qualifying fourth with 576-21x. Karnataka's Avanthika and Jonathan, who had qualified second with 580-17x, claimed silver with 478 in the final. Haryana's Shiva and Navya topped qualification with 581-22x but finished with bronze after scoring 417.7. The Army duo of Sunny and Lakshita qualified third and finished fourth overall. In the 10m Air Pistol Youth Mixed Team ISSF event, Rajasthan's Girish and Bhavya topped qualification with 575-21x and clinched gold with a final score of 479.1. Delhi's Tanish and Manyata qualified second with 575-13x and secured silver with 472.6. Madhya Pradesh's Yugpratap and Aaradhya, who qualified fourth with 572-13x, won bronze with 413.3.

Point of View

Vedant Waghmare, Shiva-Navya) underscores that final-round execution, not qualification prowess, separates medal contenders. With Olympic selection cycles tightening, this championship served as a crucial credentialing ground.
NationPress
28 Jun 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions gold at the KSS Memorial Championship?
Army marksman Ganga Singh won the gold medal with a final score of 357.8 on 5 May at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy in Bhopal. Railways' Arjun Babuta took silver with 356.9, and Railways' Swapnil Kusale claimed bronze with 343.7.
Which pair won the Senior Mixed Team Pistol gold?
Haryana's Kamaljeet Choudhary and Surbhi Rao won the 10m Air Pistol Senior Mixed Team ISSF gold with a final score of 476.6 at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi. They had also topped the qualification round with 576-17x.
Who topped the Men's 50m Rifle qualification round?
Punjab's Harjas Singh topped the qualification round with a score of 586-25x, followed by Maharashtra's Rudrankksh B. Patil with 584-31x. However, Singh did not carry his qualification lead into the final.
Which state won the Junior Mixed Team Pistol gold?
Rajasthan's Yogesh and Mohini secured the Junior 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team ISSF gold with a final score of 478.6, despite qualifying fourth. Karnataka's Avanthika and Jonathan took silver with 478.
Who won the Junior Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions title?
West Bengal's Adriyan Karmakar clinched the junior men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions title with a final score of 360.2. Haryana's Rohit Kanyan secured silver with 350.5, and Rajasthan's Prince took bronze with 336.1.
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