ISSF World Junior Championship: Indian shooters clinch two more bronzes at 25m standard pistol team event

New Delhi: The Indian men’s and women’s 25m standard pistol team picked up two more bronze medals at the ongoing ISSF World Junior Championship in Changwon, Korea on Saturday. With the two medals on day seven of competitions, India maintained second place in the standings behind China, with four gold, five silver and five bronze medals. China has now opened up a wide gap with 12 gold medals to their name for a total of 26 medals. Unish Holinder, Randeep Singh and Akshay Kumar shot a combined total of 1671 in the men’s 25m standard pistol to win the team bronze in the event.

🔫 ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 🇰🇷 UPDATE ✅#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 comprising of Unish, Randeep Singh & Akshay Kumar win 🥉 in Men's 25m Rapid Fire event 🥳

Many congratulations to all!! pic.twitter.com/SUEqm3koMm

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 22, 2023

While Yashita Shokeen, Prarthana Khanna and Tiyana did the same in the corresponding women’s event, the trio had a combined score of 1573.

🔫 ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 🇰🇷 UPDATE ✅#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 comprising of Yashita Shokeen, Prarthana Khanna, and Tiyana won🥉 with a total score of 1573 in Women's 25m Rapid Fire event 👍

Congratulations, Girls! pic.twitter.com/O3lDgvLSTr

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 22, 2023

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