Aishwarya Singh Tomar bags gold medal in Men's 50m Rifle event

In International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) junior world championships in Lima, young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event. 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. The 18-year-old had sailed through to the finals with 1168 in qualifying.

The teenager from Khargone in Madhya Pradesh had shot down the men’s rifle 3 positions junior world record on his way to winning gold, helping the country top the medals tally in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. Tomar is the second Indian, after veteran Sanjeev Rajput, to have achieved the quota place in the 3P event. He is a part of the junior team trained by Suma Shirur. Gavin Barnick of USA won bronze with a score of 446.6. 

Among other Indians in the field, Sanskar Havelia was 11th with a score of 1160, Pankaj Mukheja 15th with 1157, Sartaj Tiwana 16th with 1157 and Gurman Singh finished 22nd with a score of 1153. Earlier in the day, India’s 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor fired her way to the gold medal ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker in the women’s 25m pistol event.