Two-time Olympian Sanjeev Rajput stamped his class in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event by winning a gold medal on the final day of the XVII Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship here today.
Representing Haryana, Sanjeev shot 461 in the finals to finish on the top of the podium, ahead of silver medallist Satyendra Singh, who shot 453.4, and Chain Singh, who settled for the bronze medal with an effort of 442.5 at the Karni Singh Shooting range.
Both Satyendra and Chain Singh represented the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU).
In the junior category of the event, Nishant Dalal made it a double in 3P for Haryana, shooting 449.8 to win a gold, while Madhya Pradesh won both the silver and bronze medals. Akash Patidar bagged the silver with a score of 447.4 and Syed Araib shot 438.2 to finish in third place.
The rifle and pistol shooters will now move on to the third and fourth selection trials of the year, which will decide the Indian team for the Commonwealth Shooting Championship, scheduled for October-November this year in Australia.
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