The first day of the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials 1 and 2 (Group A) at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range saw strong early statements in the 50m rifle prone events, with Rajasthan’s Manini Kaushik and world championship silver medalist in 50m rifle 3P, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finishing on top of the women’s and men’s fields respectively in Selection Trial 1. Manini leads tightly packed women’s field Manini Kaushik topped the women’s 50m rifle prone T1 with a total of 625.0, built on a composed and balanced series-by-series performance with 104.7, 104.2, 102.3, 104.6, 104.2, and 105. Karnataka’s Tilottama Sen finished second with 622.6, while Kerala’s Vidarsa K Vinod followed in third on 622.0. The depth of competition was evident with just 0.4 separating the athletes placed fifth to eighth. Jharkhand’s Supriya Kumari (621.7) finished fourth, ahead of the current national champion Priya of the Army Marksmanship Unit (620.7). Haryana’s Nischal (620.6), Madhya Pradesh’s Ashi Chouksey (620.5), and Punjab’s (620.4) rounding off the top eight. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar top men’s field In the men’s 50m rifle prone Trials 1, Aishwary Pratap stamped his authority early, finishing at the top with an impressive 629.6. The 50m 3P national champion combined a high opening series with a controlled finish to create a clear buffer of 3.2 at the top with 105.3, 105.4, 105.7, 104.9, 103.7 and 104.6.
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