Lima: Indian pistol shooter Divanshi secured her second individual gold in the junior women’s 25m standard pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru. The event saw a clean sweep by young Indian shooters.
Divanshi dominated the event with a score of 564 out of 600, finishing ahead of compatriot Parisha Gupta, who shot 559 for silver. Manvi Jain completed the Indian sweep with a bronze-winning score of 557.
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In the junior men’s 25m standard pistol event, Suraj Sharma claimed gold with a score of 571, edging out Poland’s Ivan Rakistski, who shot 568 for silver. Mukesh Nelavalli, who already has 4 gold medals in the championship, shot 568 but settled for bronze.
India’s young shooters added 5 more medals to their kitty, including 2 gold on Friday taking the tally to 21 medals to remain at the top of the standings — 13 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze. Norway remained a distant second with 10 medals – 4 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze — while China occupied third place (3-1-0).
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