Shooting: Manu Bhaker wins gold in junior world championship, Esha Singh clinches silver

Teenage shooter Manu Bhaker was able to put behind the disappointment of Tokyo Olympics to win a gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol event at the Junior World Championship in Lima on Thursday. After Tokyo disappointment, Manu Bhaker finds form to win junior world championships gold (Photo Courtesy: SAI Media)HIGHLIGHTSManu Bhaker won the gold in 10m Air Pistol event at Junior World Championship in Lima16-year-old Esha Singh won the silver for a 1-2 finish for India in the eventIndia’s Rudrankksh Patil claimed the silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle competitionTeenage shooter Manu Bhaker put behind the disappointment of the Tokyo Olympics to win a gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima on Thursday.

Helping India grab a 1-2 finish in the 10m Air Pistol event, 16-year-old Esha Singh grabbed the silver medal shooting 240.0 in the final, 1.3 less than Manu Bhaker.There were high hopes on Manu Bhaker, who entered as many as 3 events at the Tokyo Olympics, but the young shooter crumbled under pressure and returned home empty-handed as the entire shooting contingent drew a blank.However, Manu Bhaker remained composed in a strong field to finish on the top step of the podium in Lima.India’s Rudrankksh Patil claimed the silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle competition. Patil shot a total of 250.0 in the eight-man finals behind Tokyo Olympic medallist William Shaner of the USA.Ramita won bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle junior event with a total score of 229.1, even as the well-known Mehuli Ghosh finished fifth in the final and Nisha Kanwar eighth.The other Indian shooters in the men’s 10m rifle finals, Parth Makhija and Srikanth Dhanush finished seventh and eighth respectively.In the women’s 10m qualifications, Olympian Bhaker (574), Singh (572) and Shikha Narwal (571) also made the final in the third, fifth and seventh places respectively in a field of 49 shooters, while Rhythm was second best overall with 577.This is the first multi-discipline event since the Tokyo Olympics, which will see participation from as many as 32 nations and nearly 370 athletes. There are 14 gold medals at stake in the first three competition days of the championship.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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