Harmehar Singh Lally and Sanjana Sood won a silver in the Skeet Mixed Team competition on day four of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Juniors in Changwon
India finished day three of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Juniors in Changwon, Korea, on top of the medal tally, sneaking ahead of China with four gold medals to their kitty.
This was India’s third gold of the competition and they find themselves, on second spot, in the medal tally currently, with a silver and two bronze medals to boot. China leads the tally with the same number of gold and bronze as India, but with an additional silver to show for their efforts.
India's number one woman Skeet shooter Ganemat Sekhon, made a good start at the year's sixth International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage in Lonato, Italy, missing two targets in the first two qualifying rounds to effectively lie 14th with three more rounds remainin
India's six-member Skeet shooting team comprises of senior pro and Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Gurjoat Khangura in Men's Skeet, while Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore and Maheshwari Chauhan take aim in the Women's Skeet competition.
India finished on top of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany, with an overhaul haul of 15 medals, including six gold, six silver and three bronze medals.
PM Modi took to Twitter to congratulate players on their performance. He said that each medal win is a testament to the player's passion, dedication and spirit.
Korea is in second place in the competition with four gold, three silver and one bronze medal, a total of eight medals. The USA is third with three gold medals and three silver medals each.