GUWAHATI: Tejaswani Sawant (Maharashtra) was again in the limelight as she shot herself to a second individual record gold in the shooting competitions of the 33rd National Games at the 4th AP Battalion ranges, Khalipara, on Tuesday.

The 16-year-old, who had won the 10m rifle gold on Monday, was once again at her best as she topped the Games record in 50m rifle prone with a total of 592 points over six rounds and obliterated Kuheli Gangulee's 2001 mark by two points. Incidentally, Kuheli, recovering from a recent illness, finished eighth with a score of 576.

The day also witnessed Sanjeev Rajput (Services) capture the 50m rifle prone gold in the men's section with a new meet record to boot in both the competition series by working out a total of 595 and 697.5 to erase the corresponding records of 593 and 694.7 set by Satguru Das in 2001.

Services was also benefited by a 1-2 show by Mahaveer Singh and Pemba Tamang in the 25m centre-fire pistol. The two had finished with an identical total of 581 after the precision and duelling round thus forcing a tie-breaker.

In the shootout, Mahaveer scored a perfect 50 compared to Tamang's 48 to capture the gold.

The results:

Men: 25m centre-fire pistol: 1. Mahaveer Singh (SSCB) 581 points (50), 2. Pemba Tamang (SSCB) 581 (48), 3. Samresh Jung (HP) 579. Team: 1. Services (1739), 2. Maharashtra (1697), 3. Madhya Pradesh (1685).

50m rifle prone: 1. Sanjeev Rajput (SSCB), 697.5 — NMR; OR: 694.7, Satguru Das, Mohali, 2001, 2. Deepak Kumar Dubey (TN) 695.8, 3. Manoj Kumar (Har) 693.7. Team: 1. Bengal (1767), 2. Services (1767), 3. Haryana (1758).

Women: 50m rifle prone: 1. Tejaswani Sawant (Mah) 592 — NMR; OR: 590, Kuheli Gangulee, Mohali, 2001, 2. Raj Kumari Dodiya (MP), 587, 3. Meena Kumari (Har), 586. Team: 1. Maharashtra (1754), 2. Madhya Pradesh (1717), 3. Manipur (1708).

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