In shooting, Haryana teenager Suruchi clinched three gold medals in the women’s air pistol competitions in the ongoing 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions in New Delhi.
Suruchi went into the eight-woman final as the in-form shooter, topping the qualifications with a solid 585. She was competing against seasoned pros like Rhythm Sangwan, Palak, Divya T.S., and Sainyam, to name a few.
The Haryana girl, however, shot confidently throughout
the 24-shot final, staying in contention from shot one. Her statemate Rhythm came second and Krushnali Rajput of Maharashtra was third.
In the junior final also, she left Chandigarh’s Sainyam behind to clinch with 245.1. However, Suruchi’s most brutal win came in the youth final with a score of 245.5. an enormous 6.3 ahead of silver-winning Sanskriti Bana of Uttar Pradesh. Palak won bronze in the youth final category