Another 18-year-old, Anshika bagged the silver totalling 619.2, while 20-year-old Aadhya Agrawal took the bronze with a score of 615.9 in the non-Olympic discipline
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India made a strong start in the ISSF Junior World Cup with the women making a clean sweep of the podium spots in the 50m rifle prone event, while the men bagged a silver medal as well as a bronze in the same event on day one of the competition here on Thursday.
Young Anushka Thokur carried on from where she had left off at the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan, where she had won the junior gold in 50m rifle 3 positions recently, taking the top podium spot at the Dr Karni Singh Ranges with a score of 621.6.
Another 18-year-old, Anshika bagged the silver totalling 619.2, while 20-year-old Aadhya Agrawal took the bronze with a score of 615.9 in the non-Olympic discipline.
Deependra Singh Shekhawat and Rohit Kanyan bagged their maiden international medals, clinching silver and bronze respectively in the men’s 50m rifle prone. Deependra finished second with an aggregate of 617.9 over six rounds of 10 shots each. Rohit took the bronze with a score of 616.3.
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