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Garcha wins silver in skeet shooting

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Gurnihal Singh Garcha (extreme left). A Tribune Photo
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Ludhiana, June 13

Ludhiana city-based Gurnihal Singh Garcha, a skeet shooter, added another feather to his cap by winning a silver medal in the 11th International Junior Shotgun Cup-2019 held at Salola Ranges in Orimattila, Finland. He scored 118 out of 125.

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Indian squad comprising Garcha, Ayush Rudra Raju and Abhey Sekhon also bagged the second position and won a silver medal.

Garcha, who has been pursuing law at Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana, has already won medals at the national and international-level shooting championships. He had won a gold medal in the 62nd National Shooting Championship held at Jaipur last year. He had also clinched a gold medal in the team event as well. He had set a new record with 56 hits out of 60 in the junior section. He won a bronze medal in the individual event in the World Skeet Shooting Championship held at South Korea, besides securing a silver medal in the World Cup Shooting Competition.

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