With the score of 469.6 points, Sift not only topped the charts to secure a gold, but also broke the world record, Asian record and the Asian Games record. The world record was held by Great Britain, the Asian record was held by China and the Asian Games record was previously held by Mongoli
The National Selection Trials 5 and 6 for Group A Rifle and Pistol shooters, currently underway at the DKSSR, assume greater importance given the Indian teams for the World Championships and the Asian Games are set to be selected right after.
Anish Bhanwala, Sri Karhtik Sabari Raj and Nishchal were among the first winners at the National Selection Trials 5 and Trial 6 for Group A Rifle and Pistol shooters, currently underway.
Manini shot 415.6 in the final, which was won by Briton Seonaid McIntosh who finished with 467.0. China's double Olympic medallist Li Yuehong won the other final of the concluding day, the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol (RFP), helping his country top the medal tally with four gold, one silver a
Divyansh Singh Panwar was in sensational shooting form in Bhopal, logging a score of 636.3 in the men's 10m air rifle T4 qualification round. Punjab's Sift Kaur Samra, who won her first-ever ISSF medal. In the men's 25m rapid fire pistol (rfp), India international Vijayveer Sidhu won 30 poin
Sift Kaur Samra, a medical student and the reigning national champion in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P), won bronze in the event, when she shot 403.9 in the top-eight ranking round. China yet again won both the golds on offer in the day.
Sift, who had finished sixth in qualification, emerged on top of the ranking round, with a score of 404.2. Manini was second with 402.9, which earned her the right to take on Sift in the gold medal match. Shriyanka was further back with 402.1, but that was enough for bronze.