Shooting trials: Rahi beats Manu, Chinki in women’s 25m pistol

New Delhi, Jan 13 : Asian Games champion and 2020 Olympic quota holder Rahi Sarnobat held off a formidable field to win the T12 womens 25 metre pistol trials event at the Karni Singh Shooting range here on Wednesday.

With a score of 36 out of a possible 50 in the finals, Maharashtras Rahi outgunned fellow Tokyo quota holders Manu Bhaker and Chinki Yadav, besides senior womens sports pistol shooters and India internationals Annu Raj Singh and Anisa Sayyed.

Among the 10 series of five shots each, Rahi shot two perfect 5s and three series of 4s to clinch the match.Madhya Pradeshs Chinki, who ended with 34, finished second.

Haryanas Manu, who had topped the qualifying round with a score of 582, eventually finished third with a score of 27 in the finals.At the shotgun ranges, overnight leaders Lakshay Sheoran and Rajeshwari Kumari won the mens and womens T1 trap competitions respectively.

Haryanas Lakshay prevailed over Rajasthans Adhiraj Rathore 46-42 in the finals.Telenganas Kynan Chenai, who had topped qualifying with a solid 121, shot 29 in the finals to finish fourth behind Air Indias Zoravar Singh Sandhu.

In womens trap it was Punjabs Rajeshwari all the way, as she not only topped qualifying with a 110, but also beat the finals field comprehensively.Her finals score of 43 was seven points clear of second placed Shreyasi Singh of Bihar.

In the Junior T1 trap trials, Shapath Bharadwaj of Uttarakhand won the mens competition while Delhis Kirti Gupta triumphed in the and womens event.