In Shooting, India’s Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar clinched gold medal in the women’s 10 meter air rifle event at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 in Suhl, Germany last night. Moreover, another Indian Ojasvi Thakur bagged silver medal in the same event. Kshirsagar’s win was more resounding as she held the lead from the very beginning despite a solid challenge from her teammate Ojasvi Thakur. The pair had started well alongside Li Shijia of China, with Carlotta Salafia of Italy and Olympic silver medallist Huang Yuting of China close behind.With this, India has jumped to the top of the points table with a total of 8 medals including 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.Earlier in the day, Naraen Pranav Vanitha Suresh set the ball rolling by winning a bronze in the men’s 10 meter air rifle event before Mukesh Nelavalli matched the colour of his medal in the men’s 25 meter rapid fire pistol event.
