Date:10/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/10/stories/2005051008642000.htm

Sport - Shooting

Impressive show by Indian juniors

New Delhi: India bagged two gold and two bronze medals at an international junior shooting competition held in Suhl, Germany.

Amanapreet Singh won an individual gold in the men's air pistol event with a score of 677.3 (581+96.3), which concluded yesterday.

The team, comprising Amanapreet Singh (581), Ronak Pandit (572) and Amit Kumar (564), claimed the gold medal in the same event with a score of 1717 out of a possible 1800, a National Rifle Association of India release said on Monday.

In the women's air rifle event, Pooja Reddy won the bronze medal with a score of 495.2 in the finals. Her score in the qualifying round was 394.

The men's air rifle team comprising Navnath Fartade (581), Fulchand Bangar (585) and Sandeep Tarte (581) clinched the bronze medal with a total score 1751 out of a possible 1800. — PTI