Fatehbir Singh Shergill, champion Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan, the skeet medallists in the National shooting championship in Delhi on Tuesday.
| Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
World University Championship gold medallist Bhavtegh Singh Gill established himself yet again as the shooter to beat in skeet, as he won the gold medal by beating Air India international pilot Fatehbir Singh Shergill 54-51 in the final on a cold and gloomy morning at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Tuesday.
Bhavtegh handled the poor visibility better than everyone else, and thus was able to beat the qualification topper Fatehbir (123). It was a commendable progress from a score of 112, his previous best in the nationals for Fatehbir who had trained for the last six months to shoot his best.
“It was hard to sight the flash birds in my first final. I was so happy to shoot a perfect 50 in the last two rounds yesterday. Today was hard, but am happy to fight well and get the silver with such little experience in such a strong field,” said Fatehbir, who will command his next flight to Toronto after Christmas.
Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan beat another Olympian Angad Vir Singh Bajwa to the bronze medal, while joint qualification topper Munek Battula finished sixth.
In women’s skeet, Ganemat Sekhon beat Asees Chhina by four birds to take the gold.
“Every competition is important, and am happy with the effort,” said a beaming Ganemat.
Olympian and qualification topper Raiza Dhillon (122) settled for the bronze, ahead of Vanshika Tiwari, Shivani Raikwar and Yashasvi Rathore.
Ganemat Sekhon celebrates the women’s skeet gold in the National shooting championship in Delhi on Tuesday.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
Raiza recovered well to shoot the junior gold with a six-point margin over Vanshika Tiwari, while Yashasvi Rathore won the bronze, ahead of Shivani Raikwar, Agrima Kanwar and Risham Guron.
There was a bit of an anti-climax for Bhavtegh in the afternoon, as he was beaten 6-5 in the shoot-off after being tied on 52 for the gold against Ishaan Singh Libra in the junior men’s final. Munek Battula did justice to his efforts by clinching the bronze, ahead of Zorawar Singh Bedi, Atul Singh Rajawat and Harmehar Singh Lally.
The results:
Skeet: Men:1. Bhavtegh Singh Gill 54 (122); 2. Fatehbir Singh Shergill 51 (123); 3. Mairaj Ahmad Khan 43 (121)
Junior men: 1. Ishaan Singh Libra 52(6) 118; 2. Bhavtegh Singh Gill 52(5) 122; 3. Munek Battula 41 (123).
Women: 1. Ganemat Sekhon 50 (118); 2. Asees Chhina 46 (112); 3. Raiza Dhillon 37 (122).
Junior women: 1. Raiza Dhillon 53 (122); 2. Vanshika Tiwari 47 (114); 3. Yashsvi Rahtore 37 (114).
Published – December 24, 2024 06:46 pm IST
