Ojasvi Thakur powers India to a sweep of air rifle medals

Ojasvi Thakur led a sweep of air rifle medals for the host within the Junior World Cup on the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Monday.

The 16-year-old Ojasvi, a trainee of Dronacharya awardee Suma Shirur on the Lakshya Club in Mumbai, beat the 14-year-old Hrudya Shri by 2.5 factors for the gold.

Qualification topper, the 17-year-old Shambhavi Kshirsagar (632.0) who had gained the gold within the Junior World Cup in Suhl by beating Ojasvi, earlier within the season, needed to accept the bronze.

In the junior males’s air rifle, Himanshu was a category act as he denied a double gold for Dmitrii Pimenov of Independent Neutral Athlete (AIN) with a one-point margin in a powerful end. Pimenov had bridged the hole to 0.5 level earlier than the final shot, and Himanshu who had high scored in qualification with 633.7, delivered a ten.5 final shot to seal the gold in fashion.

In the 25-metre speedy fireplace pistol occasion, Mukesh Nelavalli was overwhelmed to the gold by Aleksandr Kovalev of AIN 3-1 within the shoot-off after the 2 tied on 27 within the closing. Mukesh had a two-point lead earlier than the final sequence of 5 photographs, however had only one hit which led to the tie.

India was firmly on high of the medals desk with six gold, eight silver and 6 bronze. AIN has up to now gained 4 gold, two silver and two bronze.

The outcomes: 10m air rifle: Junior males: 1. Himanshu 250.9 (633.7); 2. Dmitrii Pimenov (AIN) 249.9 (630.9); 3. Abhinav Shaw 228.4 (628.4); 5. Naraen Pranav 187.0 (629.5); RPO: Mohammed Vania 627.1; Piyush Sharma 626.0.

Junior ladies: 1. Ojasvi Thakur 252.7 (631.9); 2. Hrudya Shri 250.2 (629.8); 3. Shambhavi Kshirsagar 229.4 (632.0); RPO: Anvi Rathod 628.3; Isha TAksale 625.3.

25m speedy fireplace pistol: Junior males: 1. Aleksandr Kovalev (AIN) 27(3) 571; 2. Mukesh Nelavalli 27(1) 571; 3. Suraj Sharma 21 (577); 4. Sameer Ghulia 15 (572).