Naamya Kapoor, 14, wins gold in 25m pistol at Junior shooting World Championships, Manu Bhaker takes bronze

ISSF Junior World Championships: 14-year-old Naamya Kapoor won the gold and Manu Bhaker took bronze in the 25m pistol event in Lima on Monday. India went to the top of the table with 16 medals. 14-year-old Naamya Kapoor won the 25m pistol gold in junior shooting World Championships (Photo Courtesy: Screengrab)HIGHLIGHTS14-year-old Naamya Kapoor won the 25m pistol gold in LimaNaamya finished ahead of Manu Bhaker who won a bronzeIndia went to the top of the table at ISSF Junior World Championships with 16 medalsIndia’s 14-year-old Naamya Kapoor won a gold medal with a sensational performance in the 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Junior Championship in Lima on Monday. The teenager finished on the top step of the podium ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker who won the bronze medal.

Kapoor shot 36 in the finals to claim the top prize ahead of France’s Camille Jedrzejewski (33) and 19-year-old Olympian Bhakar (31), who has already won three gold so far in the tournament.With those 2 medals, India went to the top of the table at the ISSF World Junior Shooting Championship in Lima with 16 medals, including 7 gold medals.Bhaker settled for bronze after the French markswoman prevailed in a shoot-off.Another Indian shooter, Rhythm Sangwan, finished fourth as the country dominated the finals.Delhi’s Kapoor steps in the big finalKapoor was sixth in the qualification with a total of 580 as Bhaker (587) and Sangwan (586) grabbed the top two spots.Delhi’s Kapoor had shot the second best score of 583 in qualification to finish fifth in the national shooting selection trials at the Dr Karni Singh Range in August.India lead standings with seven gold, six silver and three bronze for a total of 16 medals.This is the first multi-discipline shooting event since the Tokyo Olympics, with as many as 32 nations and nearly 370 athletes participating in the championship. (With PTI inputs)Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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