Indian shooters continued to sparkle at the International Shooting Sport Federation's Junior World Cup in Azerbaijan, clinching one gold, two silver, and three bronze medals on day two. India topped the table on day one after winning a whopping seven medals, including three golds. The only gold on day two came in the women's 10 m air pistol team event through the trio of Yashaswini Singh Deswal, Malaika Goel and Harshada Nithave.
The day started brightly for India, with a silver medal for the men's 10m air pistol team event, won by Gaurav Rana, Hemendra Kushwah and Saurabh Chaudhary. The windfall continued in the individual 10 m air pistol event as Anmol bagged a silver, finishing behind Russia's Artem Chernousov in the final. The Indian finished with a final round score of 197.5. Chernousov's score was 199.7.
In the women's 50 m Rifle 3 event, Gaayathri Nityanandam and Dilreen Gill qualified for the final, where the former settled for a bronze medal. Gill finished sixth in the event. Nityanandam masterminded another bronze, this time in the 50 m Rifle 3 team event, along with Sonika and Aditi Singh. With 13 medals, India is currently in second position, with Russia leading the pile.
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