Shooting: Ramita Jindal, Himanshu Dhillon Win 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Gold at NSCC

Bhopal, Dec 23: Haryana's Ramita Jindal and Himanshu Dhillon capped a memorable outing by clinching the 10m air rifle mixed team gold at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy.

The Haryana pair defeated Maharashtra's Arya Borse and Parth Mane 16-12 in a high-quality gold medal match.

Ramita Jindal Himanshu Dhillon Win 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Gold at NSCC

The victory extended Himanshu Dhillon's rich vein of form after he set a new national and junior national record (634.5) in the men's 10m air rifle a day earlier (December 22). Delhi's Rajshree Sancheti and Paarth Makhija secured the bronze medal with a tense 17-15 win over Madhya Pradesh's Shreya Agrawal and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar.

Junior and Youth Mixed Team Titles

In the junior mixed team category, West Bengal's Sandrata Roy and Abhinav Shaw claimed gold with a composed 16-8 victory over Tamil Nadu's Maneshika Tarun Senthil and Shaktivel Senthilvel. Karnataka's Hrudya Shri Kondur and Naraen Pranav won bronze.

The youth mixed team gold went to Maharashtra's Isha Anil Taksale and Pritam Kendre, who edged Tamil Nadu's Maneshika and Shaktivel 16-14 in a closely fought final. Karnataka's Tilottama Sen and Abishek Sekhar took bronze.

Action Shifts to New Delhi

Following the Bhopal leg, the championships move to New Delhi after Christmas, with the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men) finals scheduled for December 26, 2025, at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, starting 2:00 PM IST.

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Score (Final)
Senior	Ramita Jindal / Himanshu Dhillon (Haryana)	Arya Borse / Parth Mane (Maharashtra)	Rajshree Sancheti / Paarth Makhija (Delhi)	16-12 (Gold match)
Junior	Sandrata Roy / Abhinav Shaw (West Bengal)	Maneshika Tarun Senthil / Shaktivel Senthilvel (Tamil Nadu)	Hrudya Shri Kondur / Naraen Pranav (Karnataka)	16-8 (Gold match)
Youth	Isha Anil Taksale / Pritam Kendre (Maharashtra)	Maneshika Tarun Senthil / Shaktivel Senthilvel (Tamil Nadu)	Tilottama Sen / Abishek Sekhar (Karnataka)	16-14 (Gold match)

Other Results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Score
Men – Senior Team	Haryana (Himanshu, Arshdeep Singh, Samarvir Singh)	Maharashtra	Karnataka	1891.1 / 1885.7 / 1885.6
Men – Junior Team	Haryana	Karnataka	West Bengal	1883 / 1881.6 / 1880.8
Men – Youth Team	Maharashtra	Karnataka	West Bengal	1882.2 / 1881.6 / 1879.5
Sub Youth (Individual)	Pritam Kendre (Maharashtra)	Vivin A S J (Tamil Nadu)	Shreemanth S (Karnataka)	627.2 / 627.0 / 626.9
Deaf (Individual)	Mohammed Murtaza Vania (Gujarat)	Shourya Saini (Uttarakhand)	Mohit Kumar Paswan (Odisha)	629.6 / 625.2 / 622.4
Civilian (Individual)	Onkar Vikas Waghamare (Karnataka)	Tanishq Jaiswal (Madhya Pradesh)	Gajanan S. Khandagale (Maharashtra)	630.9 / 630.7 / 630.1
Civilian Team	Uttar Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh	Haryana	1882.7 / 1881.4 / 1881.0
Junior Civilian (Individual)	Onkar Vikas Waghamare (Karnataka)	Divyanshu S. Dewangan (Chhattisgarh)	Mohammed Murtaza Vania (Gujarat)	630.9 / 630.5 / 629.6
Junior Civilian Team	Uttar Pradesh	Karnataka	Punjab	1880.6 / 1877.0 / 1875.2
Master	Man Mohan Singh (Delhi)	Sachin Pal Bhangalia (Himachal Pradesh)	Naresh Kumar (Rajasthan)	—
Youth (Foreign National)	Sheersh Bhawnani (Madhya Pradesh)	Mannsidak (Haryana)	Anuj Bharadwaj (Karnataka)	—