2021 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun held in Lima, Peru from 27th September to 10th October 2021.
India finished the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championships at the top with 43 medals which include 17 gold, 16 silver and 10 bronze.
- The United States of America(USA) ranked 2nd in the medal tally with 21 medals followed by Italy with 10 medals, France with 9 and Germany with 10.
Top 3 in the Medal tally:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 17 | 16 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 | USA | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Highlights:
i.Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar(20-year-old) broke the junior finals world record with a score of 463.4 points and won the gold medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior
ii.Naamya Kapoor(14-year-old) won the gold medal in the 25m Pistol Women Junior and became the youngest to win a medal at the ISSF Junior World Championships 2021.
iii.10m Air Rifle Team Men Junior consists of Dhanush Srikanth, Rajpreet Singh Singh and Paarth Makhija won the gold medal.
- Dhanush Srikanth from Hyderabad became the 1st Indian and the only shooter in the world with hearing and speech impairment to win a gold medal in the regular ISSF World Championship.
iv.25m Pistol Women Junior team consists of Rhythm Sangwan, Naamya Kapoor, and Manu Bhaker won the gold medal. This is Manu Bhaker’s 4th gold of the competition and for the Naamya Kapoor this is the 2nd Gold of the championship.
India’s Gold Medals:
| Individual Event | Gold | Team Event | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior | Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar | 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Junior | Manu Bhaker Sarabjot Singh |
| 25m Pistol Women Junior | Naamya Kapoor | 10m Air Rifle Team Men Junior | Dhanush Srikanth Rajpreet Singh Paarth Makhija |
| Double Trap Women Junior | Manvi Soni | 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men Junior | Adarsh Singh Vijayveer Sidhu Anish |
| Double Trap Men Junior | Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat | 25m Pistol Team Women Junior | Rhythm Sangwan Naamya Kapoor Manu Bhaker |
| 25m Standard Pistol Men Junior | Vijayveer Sidhu | Skeet Team Women Junior | Areeba Khan Raiza Dhillon Ganemat Sekhon |
| 50m Pistol Men Junior | Arjun Singh Cheema | 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Mixed Team Junior | Vijayveer Sidhu Rhythm Sangwan |
| 50m Pistol Women Junior | Shikha Narwal | 10m Air Pistol Team Men Junior | Sarabjot Singh Naveen Shiva Narwal |
| 10m Air Pistol Women Junior | Manu Bhaker | 10m Air Pistol Team Women Junior | Rhythm Sangwan Manu Bhaker Shikha Narwal |
| 25m Standard Pistol Women Junior | Rhythm Sangwan |
About International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF):
President– Vladimir Lisin
Secretary-General– Alexander Ratner
Headquarters– Munich, Germany
