PN Prakash becomes the Champion of Champions

Shital Thorat becomes the national champion in 10M Pistol Women

Pune, 18 Dec 2014: Commonwealth Games Silver medalist P N Prakash emerged victorious to be crowned as the Champion of Champions at the ongoing 58^th National Shooting Championships being held at the Balewadi Shooting range Pune today. The Karnataka shooter was awarded with a cash prize of INR 50,000 from the National Rifles Association of India.

Maharshtra’s Shital Shivaji Thorat became the new National Champion in the 10M Women’s Pistol category shooting a total of 199. Punjab’s Harveen Sarao won the Silver medal with a total of 197.3 while Prerna Gupta from Uttarakhand settled for the Bronze medal shooting a total of 173.9. In the team category of the event, the CRPF team of Pushpanjali Rana, Rachna Devi and Sakshi Dagar finished at the top with a total of 1122. Maharashtra closely followed for the Silver with a total of 1117, while Haryana won the Bronze medal with a total of 1113.

Haryana’s Yashashwini Deswal became the new national champion in the 10M Women Junior Women category shooting a total of 384. Uttrakhand shooters Prerna Gupta nad Mamta Kedia settled for the Silver and Bronze medals shooting a total of 378 and 377 respectively. In the team event of the 10M Pistol Junior Women category, Haryana again walked away with the Gold medal with a total of 1106. Maharashtra with a total of 1093 finished second claiming the Silver medal while Madhya Pradesh settled for the Bronze medal with a total of 1088.

Haryana shooters stole the show in the 10M Pistol Youth Women category as the states youth brigade bagged both the Gold and Silver . While Yashashwini again dominated the category to finally emerge as the national champion with a total of 384, her state mate Nayani Bharadwaj won the Silver medal with a total of 374. Fateema Deesawala from Andhra Pradesh settled for the Bronze medal with a total of 372. In the team category of the event the story looked not very different, as Haryana walked away with the Gold medal with a total of 1106, while Madhya Pradesh won the Silver medal shooting a total of 1089 and Maharashtra finished third to settle for the Bronze medal with a total of 1079.

The 58th National Shooting Championship Competitions are being held at the Shri Chhatrapti Shivaji Balewadi Shooting Range, Pune. The National Rifles Association of India in association with the Maharashtra Rifles Association of India is organizing the event from the 12th – 24th of December 2014.