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15-year-old Anish Bhanwala scored a record 579 points in the Junior men's 25m Standard Pistol Individual event to win the Gold medal at ISSF Junior World Championship yesterday. The teenager's accomplishment helped India claim the silver medal after finishing second in the overall standings.

Indian shooters Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai have secured the Gold medal for India at the ongoing Shooting World Cup in Gabala in the mixed team 10m Air Pistol (demo) event. The mixed team air pistol event is one of the new events that has been added to the shooting events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Jitu Rai has won his first gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi by clinching the top position in the 50m men’s air pistol event, while Amanpreet Singh won the silver in the event. This is Jitu’s second medal in as many days after his bronze in the 10m pistol event on Tuesday.

Shooter Pooja Ghatkar, who won the bronze medal in the women’s 10-metre air rifle at the ISSF World Cup, has credited London Olympic medalist Gagan Narang for her success. She has also said that the world cup win has somehow erased the memories of her disqualification from the Rio Games.