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Manini and Aishwary top 50m rifle prone on opening day of Group A National Selection Trials

New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI): The first day of the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials 1&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 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 Sift Kaur Samra (620.4) rounding off the top eight.
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