Army marksman Ganga Singh claimed the gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions event at the 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship on Tuesday, delivering a standout performance that headlined the competition.
Ganga Singh shot 357.8 in the final to edge out Railways’ Arjun Babuta, who took silver with 356.9, while Swapnil Kusale secured bronze with 343.7. The victory highlighted the Army shooter’s precision and consistency under pressure.
In the 10m air pistol mixed team event, Haryana’s Kamaljeet Choudhary and Surbhi Rao dominated the competition. The duo topped the qualification round with a score of 576 before sealing the gold with 476.6 in the final. Karnataka’s Mamith N Gowda and Divya T S, who qualified fourth with 573, settled for silver with 472.5, while ONGC’s Amanpreet Singh and Shweta Singh took bronze with 409.3 after also registering 573 in qualification.
The junior categories also produced notable winners. West Bengal’s Adriyan Karmakar clinched gold in the junior men’s 50m rifle 3-positions with a score of 360.2. Haryana’s Rohit Kanyan earned silver with 350.5, and Rajasthan’s Prince bagged bronze with 336.1.
In the junior 10m air pistol mixed team event, Rajasthan’s Yogesh and Mohini struck gold with 478.6 in the final after qualifying fourth with 576. Haryana’s Shiva and Navya, who topped qualification with 581, finished with bronze (417.7), while Karnataka’s Avanthika and Jonathan secured silver with 478 after qualifying second with 580.