India won 17 Medals(6 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze)and secured the 2nd spot in the overall medal tally of the 3rd edition International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championships 2023Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun. The event held from 14th July to 25th July 2023 at Changwon Shooting Range, Changwon, South Korea.
- China topped the medal tally with 28 medals(12 Golds, 9 Silver and 7 Bronze).
Note:
Previously India topped the medal tally with 43 medals(17 Gold, 16 Silver and 10 Bronze) in ISSF Junior World Championships 2021 at Lima, Peru.
Overall Medal Tally:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | India | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Highlights:
i.The 19-year old Kamaljeet won two golds in the men’s 50m pistol event and the 50m pistol men’s team event along with Ankait Tomar and Sandeep Bishnoi.
ii.Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team.
- Gautami Bhanot also won the silver medal in 10m air rifle women’s team along with Uttam Sonam Maskar and Swati Chowdhury.
- Abhinav Shaw also won the gold medal in 10m air rifle men’s team along with Srikanth Dhanush and Parth Rakesh Mane.
iii.Sainyam won three medals including a gold in 10m air pistol women, and a bronze each in the 10m air pistol mixed team and women’s team events.
iv.Sameer, Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Mahesh Anandakumar won silver medal in the men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol team event.
- They totalled 1730 points to finish behind China’s 1747, which equalled the existing junior world record in the event.
v.Indian pair of Harmehar Singh Lally and Sanjana Sood bagged a silver medal in the skeet mixed team event.
Indian Gold Medal Winners:
| Shooter | Event |
|---|---|
| Kamaljeet | 50m pistol men |
| Shubham Bisla | 10m air pistol men |
| Sainyam | 10m air pistol women |
| Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot | 10m air rifle mixed team |
| Abhinav Shaw, Srikanth Dhanush and Parth Rakesh Mane | 10m air rifle men’s team |
| Yashita Shokeen, Veerpal Kaur and Tiyana | 50m pistol women’s team |
| Kamaljeet, Ankait Tomar and Sandeep Bishnoi | 50m pistol men’s team |
Indian Silver Medal Winners:
| Shooter | Event |
|---|---|
| Shubham Bisla, Amit Sharma and Abhinav Choudhary | 10m air pistol men’s team |
| Uttam Sonam Maskar, Gautami Bhanot and Swati Chowdhury | 10m air rifle women’s team |
| Raiza Dhillon | Women’s skeet |
| Harmehar Singh Lally and Sanjana Sood | Mixed team skeet |
| Sameer, Mahesh Anandakumar and Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu | 25m rapid fire pistol men’s team |
| Bakhtyaruddin Malek, Shardul Vihan and Arya Vansh Tyagi | Trap men team |
Indian Bronze Medal Winner:
| Shooter | Event |
|---|---|
| Abhinav Chaudhary and Sainyam | 10m air pistol mixed team |
| Sainyam, Urva Chaudhary and Anjali Chaudhary | 10m air pistol women’s team |
| Umamahesh Maddineni | 10m air rifle men |
| Unish Holinder, Randeep Singh and Akshay Kumar | 25m standard pistol men’s team |
| Yashita Shokeen, Prarthana Khanna and Tiyana | 25m standard pistol women’s team |
Participation:
i.A total of 90 Indian shooters participated in pistol, rifle and shotgun events in the under-21 age category.
ii.India’s contingent were the largest among all, followed by 66 shooters from South Korea and 46 Shooters from the United States of America(USA).
iii.Around 550 shooters from 44 countries participated in the event.
About International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF):
President – Luciano Rossi
Headquarters – Munich, Germany
