Nischal, Anuradha, Yogesh win on last day of National Rifle/Pistol trials

Haryana's Nischal claimed the top honours in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions T2, while Indian Navy shooters Anuradha and Yogesh Singh won the women's 10m Air Pistol and men's 25M Center Fire Pistol T2 events on the last day of the National Rifle and Pistol Shooting trials at Thiruvananthapuram today. Nischal shot 459.6 in the eight-woman final to outclass N Gaayathri of Tamil Nadu, who came second with a score of 453.2, Lajja Gauswami of Gujarat, who was third with 443.0 as well as  Anjum Moudgil of Punjab, who finished fourth with 432.5.

In the other Olympic event, Anuradha won the women's 10M Air Pistol final overcoming  Manu Bhaker, shooting 243.0 as against her nearest rival's 241.1. Haryana's Yashaswini Singh Deswal finished third with a score of 220. Yogesh led Indian Navy to a 1-2 finish in the men's 25m Center Fire Pistol final shooting 585 to beat Rajat Kumar Yadav's 584. Gourav Gupta of Haryana was third with a score of 580.

Manu Bhaker captured the Junior women's 10M Air Pistol T2 event with a score of 243.5 in the final.  Rhythm Sangwan from Haryana came second scoring 240.1 

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