Sheoran wins gold

India picks up eight medals in World varsity shooting

March 19, 2018 10:32 pm | Updated 10:32 pm IST - KUALA LUMPUR

Gauri Sheoran with her reward.

Gauri Sheoran with her reward.

Gauri Sheoran emerged the lone individual gold medallist for India, which finished third in the medals table with three gold, two silver and three bronze, in the World University shooting championship that concluded here on Sunday. Italy topped the tally from among 24 teams, while Korea was second.

After just about qualifying into the final of the 25m sports pistol with a modest score of 371, Sheoran was brilliant in the climax winding up with a perfect five, as she beat Wang Xiaoyu of China 37-33 for the gold. Shreya Gawande finished fifth.

The Indian women’s air rifle team won gold apart from silver and bronze medals by Meghana Sajjanar and Elavenil Valarivan.

India won its third gold in men’s air pistol, as the trio of Anmol Jain, Achal Pratap Singh Grewal and NIsshant Sindhu helped the team beat Russia by nine points.

In men’s free pistol, Anmol Jain, Achal Pratap Singh Grewal and Karnav Bishoi won bronze. Tejas Krishna Prasad, Akhil Sheoran and Arjun Babuta helped India to the a bronze in men’s air rifle.

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