Indian junior men's skeet team claim silver at ISSF World Championships

Changwon (South Korea), September 11: The Indian junior men's skeet team clinched a silver but the senior shooters failed to contribute any medal to the country's tally at the ISSF World Championships in Changwon on Tuesday (September 11).

The trio of Gurnihal Singh Garcha (119), Anantjeet Singh Naruka (117) and Ayush Rudraraju (119) combined for a score of 355 for a second-place finish in the finals. The three had combined to top day one of the qualifying on Monday (September 10).

The gold medal was won by Czech Republic with a score 356, while the bronze went to the Italian team, which shot a score of 354, at the premier International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) event.

A brilliant display by our Jr. Men's Skeet team of Gurnihal Singh Garcha, Ayush Rudraraju & Anant Jeet Singh Naruka as they won a SILVER at @ISSF_Shooting World Championships in Changwon with a combined score of 355.
Good going young champs!#SAI @OfficialNRAI #KheloIndia🇮🇳🥈 pic.twitter.com/iatbdnBahH

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) September 11, 2018

In the junior women's 50m rifle 3 position competition, the Indian team signed off 14th with a score of 3383. Bhakti Khamkar (1132), Shirin Godara (1130) and Ayushi Podder (1121) made up the team and neither of them managed to qualify for the individual finals.

There was no end to the seniors' disappointment with the women's skeet team ending ninth with a score of 319. Rashmi Rathore (108), Maheshwari Chauhan (106) and Ganemat Sekhon (105) could not qualify for the individual finals.