Adriyan Karmakar won silver in the 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany, narrowly missing gold by 0.3 points.
In Shooting, Adriyan Karmakar opened India’s medal account with a silver in the 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, yesterday. The 20-year-old shot a score of 626.7, just 0.3 points behind Sweden’s Jesper Johansson, who won gold.
Adriyan, who has earlier represented India juniors at the world championships but never in a World Cup, shot confidently and was one of the earliest participants to finish. A
driyan’s performance also set a new junior national record in the event.