Published 21:07 IST, November 22nd 2019
Manavaditya wins his maiden junior men’s trap national title
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's son Manavaditya has taken the first "baby-step" in that direction by winning his first junior national title on Friday.
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15 years back, his far started shooting revolution in India by winning first-ever Olympic medal in sport. Following his illustrious far Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's footstep, Manavitya has taken first "baby-step" in that direction by winning his first junior national title on Friday.
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Manavjit Singh Sandhu wins 12th Men’s Trap national title
On a day when former world champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu of Punjab won his 12th Men’s Trap national title, Manavitya won his first by clinching Junior Men’s crown Delhi’s Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. Needing a high final round to remain in contention for title at ongoing 63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions for Shotgun events, Manavjit missed one target for a round of 24, which put him in a shoot-off with seven or contenders for five final qualifying spots. Kynan Chenai of Telengana, who eventually won bronze, was only one to qualify directly, topping qualification field with a score of 121 out of 125. Manavjit n shot 42 out of 50 targets in final, to outgun state-mate Vishavdev Singh Sidhu who ended with 41. Kynan was eliminated earlier in third place with 32 hits out of first 40 targets. junior final followed and after an intense battle between Manavitya and Punjab’s Jungsher Singh Virk, who incidentally h also me it to Men’s final, l from Rajasthan prevailed 45-44 to land his first national crown. His state-mate Vivaan Kapoor won bronze with a finals score of 35.
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Manavjit and Manavitya bag double gold medals
Both Manavjit and Manavitya also won respective team titles in ir categories to bag double gold medals on day. Manavjit teamed up with Jungsher and Namanveer Singh Brar for a total of 358, which put m two ahe of Rajasthan, which also gave Manavitya silver on day. combination of Manavitya, Vivaan and Aman Ali Elahi clinched junior men’s team title with a combined effort of 351, way ahe of team Haryana who mand 345 for silver.
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20:50 IST, November 22nd 2019