Ayushi, Divya, Adarsh win in National trials

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7

Ayushi Podder won the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P), while TS Divya and Adarsh Singh claimed the titles in the women’s 10m air pistol and men’s 25m centre fire pistol T1 events, respectively, on the penultimate day of the National Shooting Trials.

West Bengal’s Ayushi won both the senior and junior categories in the women’s 3P, shooting 452.3 in the senior category and 0.1 less in the junior final to take home a coveted double. She got the better of Tamil Nadu’s N Gaayathri in the senior final by 0.4 points and Bandhvi Singh in the junior event by 0.9 points. Ayushi had earlier topped qualification in both the categories with a score of 1166.

In the women’s 10m air pistol final, Karnataka’s Divya came up trumps in a low-scoring final, finishing ahead of Shweta Singh, who shot 235.3. Aadhya Tayal of Rajasthan was third with 214.9.

Punjab’s Rajkanwar 2nd

In the men’s 25m centre fire pistol event, Haryana’s Adarsh Singh shot 582 to leave Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu of Punjab (581) in the second place. Yogesh of the Indian Navy was third with a score of 579. — PTI