Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar smashed the world record in the final to win gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships here.
Tomar equalled the junior world record score of 1185 in qualification to top the field on Monday.
The youngster then bettered the junior world record in the final with a score of 463.4, finishing nearly seven points ahead of Frenchman Lucas Kryzs who won the silver with a score of 456.5. Gavin Barnick of the US won bronze with a score of 446.6.
Among other Indians in the field, Sanskar Havelia was 11th with a score of 1160, Pankaj Mukheja 15th with 1157, Sartaj Tiwana 16th with 1157, and Gurman Singh finished 22nd with a score of 1153.
Earlier in the day, India’s 14-year-old shooter Naamya Kapoor fired her way to the gold medal ahead of celebrated compatriot Manu Bhaker in the women’s 25m pistol event.
India lead the standings with eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals for a total of 17 medals.
