GNDU shooters shine in ISSF World Cup 2021

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 26

Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) shooters Divyanshu Singh Panwar and Ashwrya Partap Singh have bagged medals in the ongoing ISSF World Cup 2021 at Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi, from 18 to 31 March, 2021. Divyanshu Singh Panwar won gold medal in 10m mix team and bronze medal in 10m air rifle events. Other shooter Ashwrya Partap Singh won gold medal in 50m 3P and silver medal in 10m air rifle events.

Dr Sukhdev Singh, Director Sports, Guru Nanak Dev University, said that other shooters participating in the sporting event are also performing well in their respective events. “We are expecting a good number of medals from them also once the event gets over,” he said.

BBKDAV sportsperson set to compete on world stage

International fencing players and gymnasts from BBKDAV College have been selected for 31st World University Championship to be held in Chengdu (China) in August 2021. Sheetal Dalal and Taniksha Khatri, both fencing players, have made it to the list of participants, who will represent India at the prestigious sporting event. They have earlier won gold, silver and bronze medals in SAF Games, held at Kathmandu in 2019 in various categories and participated in Commonwealth Games held at Newcastle (England) in 2018. Both have won gold and silver medals in senior national championship held at New Delhi in February 2020.

Another student and fellow sport star from the college, Rojina Mirza, who is an artistic gymnast has also been selected for 31st World University Championship. Mirza is the only gymnast from city, who has been selected for the global sporting event. She also won gold and silver medals in national competitions and All India Inter-University Gymnastics Championships.