Railways’ Pankaj Mukheja upstages Aishwary Tomar in shooting trials
National Shooting Selection trials: Pankaj Mukheja wins men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event by beating Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar.
Published : Apr 16, 2023 19:43 IST , NEW DELHI - 1 MIN READ
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (in pic) lost to Pankaj Mukheja in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the national selection trials. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI/The Hindu
Pankaj Mukheja was in fine form as he topped the men’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event yet again in the National shooting selection trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal on Sunday.
Pankaj, who had topped the third trial earlier, beat Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar 16-12, while Olympic quota winner Swapnil Kusale placed third. Swapnil had shot an impressive 590 in qualification, ten points better than Pankaj.
In women’s air rifle, Mehuli Ghosh topped the field, beating Swarnali Roy 17-9. Qualification topper Himani Chondhe (634.5) had to settle for sixth place, ahead of Ashi Chouksey and Elavenil Valarivan.
In men’s 25-metre rapid fire pistol, Bhavesh Shekhawat beat Neeraj Kumar 30-29. Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar finished third. Two top performers in qualification, Vijayveer Sidhu (582) and Adarsh Singh (581) got eliminated in the semifinals.