Tejaswani.
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Tejaswani defeated Alina Nestsiarovich 31-29 for the 25m sports pistol gold in the Junior World Cup shooting in Suhl, Germany, on Monday.
Tejaswani had qualified with a modest 575, the fourth best score. In fact, qualification topper Zhao Taotao (589) was placed fifth as Miriam Jako of Hungary and Yen-Ching Cheng of Chinese Taipei rose to third and fourth respectively.
Tejaswani’s gold put India on top of the table with three gold, four silver and four bronze.
China was second with three gold and a bronze.
In mixed trap, Bhavya Tripathi and Vinay Pratap Chandrawat shot 133 and placed sixth. The other Indian team of Sabeera Haris and Zuhair Khan shot 126 for the 15th spot.
The results: 25m sports pistol: Junior women: 1. Tejaswani 31 (575); 2. Alina Nestsiarovich (AIN) 29 (574); 3. Miriam Jako (Hun) 23 (573); 15. Riya Thatte 569; 18. Naamya Kapoor 568; 24. Divanshi 564.
Trap: Junior men: 1. Fabrizio Fisichella (Ita) 42 (123); 2. Thomas Betts (GBR) 40 (119); 3. Toni Gudejlj (Cro) 32 (119); 29. Vinay Pratap Chandrawat 113; 34. Arjun 113; 38. Yugan Muthukumaar 112; 48. Zuhair Khan 109.
Published – May 26, 2025 07:01 pm IST