Giving one’s best in every competition is often viewed as a cliche in the world of sports, but for the 17-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary, it is an honest routine.
Otherwise, it is hard to explain the manner in which he keeps beating his own World record, in air pistol as he did during the seventh National shooting selection trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad on Saturday.
Qualifying with an impressive 587, six points better than the next best, Saurabh shot 246.8 in the final, to beat his World record by 0.5 point.
In women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event, Anjum Moudgil asserted her class by shooting 456.0 and beating Kajal Saini by 4.3 points. Anjum had shot 1170 in qualification, five more than Sunidhi Chauhan.
The results: Men: 10m air pistol: 1. Saurabh Chaudhary 246.8 (587); 2. Shahzar Rizvi 243.7 (580); 3. Ravinder Singh 220.3 (581).
Juniors: 1. Arjun Singh Cheema 241.4 (580); 2. Vikash Kumar 239.9 (578); 3. Sarabjot Singh 219.2 (578).
Youth: 1. Monu Kumar 241.3 (580); 2. Sarabjot Singh 240.5 (578); 3. Naved Chaudhary 216.7 (577).
25m standard pistol: 1. Udhayveer Sidhu 579; 2. Neeraj Kumar 570; 3. Anish Bhanwala 570. Juniors: 1. Udhayveer Sidhu 579; 2. Anish Bhanwala 570; 3. Vijayveer Sidhu 570.
Women: 50m rifle 3-position: 1. Anjum Moudgil 456.0 (1170); 2. Kajal Saini 451.7 (1158); 3. Lajja Gauswami 441.0 (1160).
Juniors: 1. Prasiddhi 446.3 (1140); 2. Ashi Chouksey 440.9 (1145); 3. Yashika Shinde 430.5 (1149).
