High-stakes drama unfolded at National Selection Trials 3 (Group A) in Delhi, where Divyansh Singh Pawar conquered men’s 10m air rifle, Khyati Chaudhary women’s, and Anish Bhanwala the 25m rapid fire pistol T3 final. The event at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range highlighted elite precision.
Tokyo Olympian Pawar led the men’s final with 252.5, ahead of silver medalist Parth Rakesh Mane (251.5) and bronze winner Shahu Tushar Mane (230.9). The 8-man final was a testament to relentless competition.
Women’s category climaxed in shoot-off glory for Khyati Chaudhary, who scored 10.9 to beat Mahit Sandhu’s 10.2 after a 251.4 tie. Mehwul Ghosh took third at 230.1, marking a thrilling conclusion.
Men’s qualification was stacked: Dhanush Shrikant (633.2), Mahesh Babu Bathula (632.6), Himanshu Dhillon (632.1), Niraj Kumar (632.1), Parth Mane (631.8), Divyansh (630.6), Shahu (630.4), Kiran Jadhav (630.3).
Women’s quals: Mehwul Ghosh (633.4), Sonam Maskar (633.2), Tilottama Sen (632.0), Khyati (630.7), Mahit (629.7), Vidrasa Vinod (629.4), Sakshi Padekar (629.3), Isha Takasale (629.1).
Anish Bhanwala’s 33-point T3 final performance in pistol was unchallenged. Rajkawar Sandhu’s 31 for silver; Bhavesh Shekhawat bronze via shoot-off (29) over Vijayveer Sidhu (29, fourth with 23 hits).
Pistol quals leaders: Bhavesh (583-17x), Rajkawar (581-20x), Adarsh (580-15x), Anish (578-15x), Niraj (576-16x), Vijayveer (576-15x), Omkar (575-18x), Pradeep (575-15x).
Victories position these athletes strongly for national team selection and future Olympics.