She had taken the top spot in women’s 50m rifle prone on the opening day of the competition. The teenager shot 461.0 in the final, including a perfect 10.9 on her 35th shot in the standing position, to secure gold
India shooter Anushka Thokur with her gold medal in New Delhi on Sunday. Pic/NRAI
Budding shooter Anushka Thokur added a second gold to her bag, clinching the top spot in women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event even as Adriyan Karmakar won a silver in the men’s section of the same event in a depleted field in the ISSF Junior World Cup here on Sunday.
With these two medals, India have taken their tally to 13, including four gold, six silver and three bronze. Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) are second with three gold, one silver and two bronze, while Italy are third with two gold and a silver.
Thokur, 18, who recently returned home from the Asian Championships in Shymkent, Kazakhstan with a gold in 50m rifle 3-positions, continued her dream run at her home range by winning her second Junior World Cup gold in four days.
She had taken the top spot in women’s 50m rifle prone on the opening day of the competition. The teenager shot 461.0 in the final, including a perfect 10.9 on her 35th shot in the standing position, to secure gold.
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