Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)[India], January 1 (ANI): Maharashtra's Ananya Naidu won the women's 10m Air Rifle event of the ongoing 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) (Rifle) with a score of 252.5 in the finals on Tuesday, at the MP State Academy (MPSA) shooting range. She trumped the experienced Meghana Sajjanar of the Railways by a mere 0.2 points for a first senior national title. The bronze was bagged by R. Narmada Nithin of Tamil Nadu, who bowed out with a score of 231.3.
The winner took a lead of 1.4 after the first five-single-shots series itself and never looked back. In the final two shots of the 24-shots final, both Ananya and Meghana scored a total of 20.6 points, enthralling audiences in the Finals Hall as well as those glued online.
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The qualification result showed Ananaya in the 8th position. Statemate Arya Rajesh Borse topped with a total score of 633.3 points while Narmada Nithin gave a consistent performance both in the qualifications and in the finals by maintaining her position in the top 3 of the scoreboard. She qualified second with a score of 632.9 points, a release said.
Ananya gave a spectacular performance by converting her last rank in qualification to the eventual winner.
In the 10m Air Rifle Junior Women event, Gautami Bhanot secured the first position with a score of 251.5. The silver medalist, Mayuri Laxman Pawar (Maharashtra) and Gautami, both tied at 168.0 points at one stage, but a tally of 21.6 in the next two shots to Mayuri's 20.5, helped Gautami regain her lead. The third position was secured by Disha Dhankar (Haryana) with a score of 229.9 points. (ANI)
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