New Delhi, Dec 26 (NationPress) Madhya Pradesh’s Suraj Sharma achieved an impressive double victory, capturing both the Senior and Junior national titles in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) event at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Friday.

Suraj first showcased his skills in the junior final, finishing with 30 hits to clinch the gold medal, before returning later to dominate the senior final and secure another title with 31 hits.

He began the senior final with a strong start, hitting 19 out of his first 20 targets, ultimately closing the contest with 31 hits, finishing three ahead of defending champion Vijayveer Sidhu from Punjab, who took the silver with 28 hits. Bhavesh Shekhawat from Rajasthan completed the podium, earning bronze with 24 hits.

Ankur Goel finished fourth with 14 hits after a series of shoot-offs against Mukesh Nelavalli from Andhra Pradesh, who placed fifth with 12 hits. Adarsh Singh from Haryana wrapped up the final in sixth place with just 5 hits.

Earlier in the qualification round, Ankur Goel led with a score of 582-20x, followed closely by Vijayveer Sidhu at 580-18x, and Adarsh Singh at 579-22x. Mukesh Nelavalli took fourth with 579-17x, just ahead of the eventual champion Suraj Sharma, who qualified fifth with 579-12x. Bhavesh Shekhawat rounded out the top six with 577-22x.

In the junior men's final, Suraj Sharma maintained his composure, winning gold with 30 hits. Mukesh Nelavalli earned silver with 25 hits, while Haryana's Jatin secured bronze with 22 hits following a shoot-off. Sameer finished fourth with 17 hits, followed by Bhavya Sharma in fifth with 8 hits and Abhinav Choudhary in sixth with 6 hits.

In the team events, Punjab took gold in the senior category with a total of 1725, led by Vijayveer Sidhu, Udhayveer Sidhu, and Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu. Haryana secured the silver with 1722, while the Navy earned bronze with 1711.

For the junior team events, Haryana claimed gold with a total of 1705, consisting of Jatin, Sameer, and Nishant Rathee. Madhya Pradesh took silver with 1689, while the Navy finished with bronze at 1667.

The competition is set to continue on Friday, December 27, 2025, at the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal, with the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women finals starting at 9:00 AM.

Other Results:

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men

Civilian

Gourav Gupta (Haryana) - Gold (574-11x)

Prathmesh Pramod Gaikwad - Silver (573-21x)

Arpit Goel (Delhi) - Bronze (572-14x)

Junior Civilian

Sagnik Banerjee (West Bengal) - Gold (566-16x)

Vihaan Dahiya (Haryana) - Silver (564-9x)

Somil Chaudhary (Rajasthan) - Bronze (562-15x)

Civilian Team

Uttar Pradesh (Gaurav Sharma, Nishant Tomar, Anmol Arora) - Gold (1680)

Delhi (Arpit Goel, Yashwant Kumar, Raghav Verma) - Silver (1672)

Maharashtra (Prathmesh Pramod Gaikwad, Yash Chaudhary, Pranshu Sadashiv Suryawanshi) - Bronze (1663)

Junior Civilian Team

Delhi (Raghav Verma, Gajender Kumar Kamboj, Arjun Verma) - Gold (1623)

Madhya Pradesh (Hariom, Akshat Nayak, Swastik Mishra) - Silver (1621)

Maharashtra (Swayam Vikrant Desai, Pranshu Sadashiv Suryawanshi, Sairaj Ganesh Kate) - Bronze (1613)

Deaf

Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (Maharashtra) - Gold

Yash Ahlawat (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver

Master

Subhash Rana (Uttarakhand) - Gold

Pemba Tamang, Sm (Arunachal Pradesh) - Silver

Sib Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) - Bronze

Senior Master

Vijay Kumar (Tamil Nadu) - Gold

Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Silver

Super Master

Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Gold

50m Pistol Men

Senior

Ravinder Singh (Army) - Gold (564-11x)

Ravin Kumar (Army) - Silver (563-9x)

Ujjawal Malik (Navy) - Bronze (562-17x)

Senior Team

Army Marksmanship Unit (Ravinder Singh, Ravin Kumar, Pardeep Kumar) - Gold (1677)

Navy (Ujjawal Malik, Nikhil Chandila, Omkar Singh) - Silver (1656)

Rajasthan (Yogesh Kumar, Abhinav Choudhary, Umesh Choudhary) - Bronze (1630)

Junior

Sandeep Bishnoi (Rajasthan) - Gold (556-12x)

Yogesh Kumar (Rajasthan) - Silver (554-11x)

Bhanu Pratap Singh (Air Force) - Bronze (553-8x)

Junior Team

Rajasthan (Sandeep Bishnoi, Yogesh Kumar, Umesh Choudhary) - Gold (1639)

Army Marksmanship Unit (Sunil Rabiya, Hariom Saini, Sachin) - Silver (1618)

Haryana (Kapil, Deepak Dalal, Parteek) - Bronze (1616)

Civilian

Ashish Rana (Uttar Pradesh) - Gold (551-9x)

Rahul (Haryana) - Silver (550-8x)

Yuvraj (Haryana) - Bronze (547-9x)

Civilian Team

Haryana (Yuvraj, Arjun Chhillar, Suraj) - Gold (1621)

Tamil Nadu (Srinivasan Selvarajan, Y. Prince, V.A. Mohan) - Silver (1605)

Haryana (Ashwani Yadav, Parteek, Sarthak Sandhu) - Bronze (1588)

Junior Civilian

Nikhil Choudhary (Rajasthan) - Gold (547-9x)

Yuvraj Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver (545-6x)

Abishek Jeno M J (Tamil Nadu) - Bronze (541-9x)

Junior Civilian Team

Haryana (Raghav, Paras Khola, Parteek) - Gold (1589)

Rajasthan (Aditya Choudhary, Vijendra Garhwal, Bhupendra Singh Shekhawat) - Silver (1588)

Uttar Pradesh (Yuvraj Chaudhary, Anmol Singh, Abhishek) - Bronze (1583)

Deaf

Chetan Hanmant Sapkal (Maharashtra) - Gold

Nikhil Kapoor (Delhi) - Silver

Parth Maharishi (Rajasthan) - Bronze

Master

Charan Jeet Singh Ghuman (Haryana) - Gold

Sib Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) - Silver

Vipin Rana (Railways) - Bronze

Senior Master

Vijay Kumar (Tamil Nadu) - Gold

Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Silver

Super Master

Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Gold