Pistol shooter Naamya Kapoor, 14, became the youngest Indian to win an international shooting medal when she won gold in the women's 25m pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru.
Kapoor was making her international debut and stunned her compatriot and the event favourite Manu Bhaker, who finished third.
Kapoor shot 36 out of 50 in the final to win gold. The 19-year-old Bhaker, who has won three gold already, got 31 on target.
#Shooting Update
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Women's 25m Pistol event -🥇🥉#NaamyaKapoor wins GOLD medal 🥇(score-36)@realmanubhaker wins BRONZE medal 🥉 (score-31)
At 1️⃣4️⃣ Naamya becomes the youngest 🇮🇳 to win a medal at ISSF Jr. World Championships 2021, Lima
Way to go Girls, more power to you!!👏👏 pic.twitter.com/tbsTJBHuwv
Another Indian shooter, Rhythm Sangwan, finished fourth as the country dominated the finals. Kapoor was sixth in the qualification with a total of 580 as Bhaker (587) and Sangwan (586) grabbed the top two spots.
Later, 20-year-old Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here.
Tomar equalled the junior world record score of 1185 in qualification to top the field on Monday.
Aishwary Wins GOLD 🥇
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while adding WR to his name🔥🔥#AishwaryPratapSinghTomar sets a new Jr. World Record of 463.4 to win🥇in Men's 50m 3 Positions event at ISSF Jr. #WorldChampionships 2021
He had also equalled Jr. WR of 1185 in Qual. round
Absolutely stellar performance👏 pic.twitter.com/zJg3n6x1qy
The youngster then bettered the junior world record in the final with a score of 463.4, finishing nearly seven points ahead of second-placed Frenchman Lucas Kryzs, who won the silver with a score of 456.5.
India lead the championship standings with eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals for a total of 17 medals.
The tournament started on September 27 and goes on till October 10.
This is the first multi-discipline shooting event since the Tokyo Olympics, with as many as 32 nations and nearly 370 athletes participating in the championship.
(With inputs from PTI)
