Excitement peaked at the 24th KSS Memorial Shooting Championship as army sharpshooter Ganga Singh claimed the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions crown in Bhopal. His final tally of 357.8 edged out rivals, showcasing tactical brilliance in prone, kneeling, and standing phases. This win adds to the military’s strong showing in national shooting circuits.
Close behind, Arjun Babuta of Railways scored 356.9 for silver, Swapnil Kusale 343.7 for bronze, and Siddharth Gaur 332.3 for fourth. Qualification saw intense battles: Harjas Singh (586-25x) first, Rudranksh Patil (584-31x) second, Babuta third, and Kusale fourth.
Over in Delhi, Haryana’s Kamaljeet and Surabhi powered to gold in senior mixed 10m air pistol with a commanding final score of 476.6, building on their 576-17x qual lead. Karnataka’s pair settled for silver (472.5), ONGC bronze (409.3), while Gujarat’s Vaibhav and Jinesh faded to fourth.
Junior rifle action featured Adrian Karmakar’s 360.2 gold, outpacing Rohit Kaniyan’s 350.5 silver and Prince’s 336.1 bronze. Vedant Waghmare, qual topper, ended fourth. In junior mixed pistol, Rajasthan duo Yogesh-Mohini struck gold at 478.6; Haryana’s top qualifiers took bronze, Karnataka silver.
Rajasthan’s youth stars Girish and Bhavya continued the streak, nailing 479.1 for gold after leading quals. Delhi’s Tanish-Manyata silver, MP’s Yug Pratap-Aradhya bronze. The championship reveals deepening benches of talent, promising fierce competition ahead for Paris Olympic hopefuls.
