Ludhiana, July 22
Shooters from Master Tara Singh Memorial College and St Thomas Senior Secondary School reigned supreme by clinching seven medals each in the XIth Ludhiana District Shooting Championship organised by the Ludhiana District Rifle Association which concluded at Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines, here yesterday. Master Tara Singh College shooters bagged four gold, one silver and two bronze medals while St Thomas School’s tally included three gold, two silver and two bronze.
Amita Rani of Master Tara Singh College was at the centre stage today. In open sight air rifle event, Amita collected 270 out of 400 points to win a gold and in air rifle peep sight event, she, with 293 points, finished ahead of others to lift the gold. She was also the member of the Master Tara Singh College team, others members being Manmeet Kaur and Shelly, which won a gold in open sight air rifle event for junior women.
In the open sight air rifle event, Gaurav Singla in the junior men’s section and Samheet Kaur in the junior women’s section, both of St Thomas Senior Secondary School who had established lead over their rivals, were declared winners. In the open sight air rifle (junior men), team of Gaurav Singla, Ashish Deepak and Gursimar Singh won the gold.
Mr Nahar Singh Gill, Mayor of Ludhiana distributed the prizes.
Results: Open sight air rifle (men) — 1-Mandeep Singh (MTSS) 280/400; open sight air rifle (women) — 1-Amita Rani (MTSC) 270/400; open sight air rifle (junior men) — 1-Gaurav Singla (St. Thomas School) 257/400, 2-Neeraj Bhanot (KVM School) 229, 3-Gursimar Singh (St. Thomas School) 203; Air rifle open sight (junior women) — 1-Samheet Kaur (St. Thomas School) 278/400, 2-Amita Rani (MTSC) 270, 3-Shelly (MTSC) 256.
Air rifle open sight (sub-junior men) — 1-Mandeep Singh (MTSS) 280/400, 2-Harsohitbir Singh (MTSS) 262, 3-Mankaran Singh (St. Thomas School) 176; air rifle open sight (sub-junior women) — 1-Sargam (KVM School) 197/400, 2-Nitika (KVM School) 123, 3-Manisha (KVM School) 91; air rifle peep sight (women ), — 1-Amita Rani (MTSC) 293/400, 2-Samheet Kaur (St Thomas school) 271; Air pistol (men) — 1-Gurdeep Singh 323/400, 2-Raman Sharma 316, 3-Surinder singh 313; Air pistol (junior men) — 1-Simranjit Singh 332/400, 2-Rupeshwar Sandhu (Sacred Heart Convent School) 326, 3-Risabh Marwaha (KVM school) 308; air pistol (junior women) — 1-Kamaljeet Kaur (MTSC) 332/400, 2-Samheet Kaur (St Thomas School ) 293, 3-Manmeet Kaur (MTSC) 257; and air pistol (sub-junior men ) — 1-Arpit Mehra (KVM School 298/400, 2-Ishatdeep Singh (MTSC) 247, 3-Rishabh Bhanot (KVM School) 190.
