Manu and Sarabjot had earlier topped the qualification round as well with a combined score of 575, where the Karnataka pair had finished second with 573 to setup the title clash. Punjab and ONGC shared the bronze medals.
In a stellar show, Manu representing Haryana outgunned CRPF's Pushpanjali Rana 33-27 in the women's medal match at the MP Shooting Academy range in Bhopal and then her state-mate Vibhuti Bhatia 32-24, in the junior women's title round to bag an individual double. She had already secured both the team golds in the events on Wednesday.
Jaspal has been instrumental in shaping the careers of several youngsters, including Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Choudhary and Anish Bhanwala while working with the junior national squad.
New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Olympian shooter Manu Bhaker sprinter Dutee Chand and swimmer Srihari Nataraj are some of the big names to feature in the Khelo India University Games to be held in Bengaluru from April 24 to May 3 Besides the shooting duo of Divyansh Singh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will also be seen in action in the event where two indigenous sports -- Yogasana and Mallakhamb -- will make their debut A total of 3878 athletes from 189 universities from across the country will participate in the Games where 20 disciplines will feature and a total of 275 gold medals will be up for grabs The large number of participants and the high level of technical conduct of the Games in state-of-the-art venues makes the Khelo India University Games one of the biggest University-level Games in the country Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said in a press briefing I am confident that these Games will throw up many more champions this year The minister further said that during the Games NADA will run an awareness campaign on doping for the athletes NADA is going completely digital in terms of all its Information Education Communication IEC and also testing the Games app for paperless protocols by WADA The athletes will be given awareness on doping through NADA to ensure that the Games are clean and fair Thakur also informed that his ministry has sanctioned Rs 3497 crore for the conduct of the Games The first edition of KIUG was held in Bhubaneswar in February 2020 and saw a total participation of 3182 athletes across 158 universities and colleges from all states Panjab University was the champion in the first edition with a total of 46 medals including 17 gold medals PTI SSC SSC ATK ATK ATK
Wroclaw [Poland], November 6 (ANI): India's Saurabh Chaudhary won silver while Abhishek Verma clinched bronze in the men's 10m air pistol at the inaugural edition of the President's Cup in Wroclaw, Poland on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): India's woman pistol ace Manu Bhaker and Iran's reigning Olympic champion Javad Foroughi, won the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team Gold at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President's Cup Rifle/Pistol in Wroclaw, Poland, late on Friday.
Lima [Peru], October 7 (ANI): India added two silver medals on Wednesday, the eighth day of the ongoing ISSF Junior World Championships, in Lima, Peru.