Commonwealth Games silver medallist Prakash Nanjappa emerged victorious to be crowned the Champion of Champions at the ongoing 58th National Shooting Championships here on Thursday.
The Karnataka shooter was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 50,000 by the National Rifles Association of India (NRAI). Maharshtra’s Shital Shivaji Thorat (199) became the new national champion in the 10m women’s pistol category. Punjab’s Harveen Sarao (197.3) won the silver medal, while Prerna Gupta (173.9) of Uttarakhand settled for the bronze.
In the team event, the CRPF trio of Pushpanjali Rana, Rachna Devi and Sakshi Dagar (1122) finished at the top. Maharashtra (1117) closely followed for the silver, while Haryana (1113) won the bronze.
Haryana’s Yashashwini Deswal (384) became the new national champion in the 10m women junior category. Uttarakhand shooters Prerna Gupta (378) and Mamta Kedia (377) settled for the silver and bronze respectively.
In the team event of 10m pistol junior women, Haryana (1106) again walked away with the gold medal. Maharashtra, with a total of 1093, finished second, while Madhya Pradesh settled for the bronze medal with 1088.
Haryana shooters stole the show in the 10m pistol youth women category as the state’s brigade bagged 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 of Andhra Pradesh settled for the bronze medal with a total of 372.