India's Kamaljeet Clinches Gold Medal in Men’s Individual 50 metre Pistol Event

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Category : Sports Published on: July 27 2023

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India's Kamaljeet clinched Gold Medal on 24th July 2023 in Men’s individual 50 metre Pistol Event at ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship 2023 at Changwon Shooting Range, Korea.
India went in with a strong contingent of 90 shooters in the tournament and bagged 17 medals including 6 Golds, 6 Silvers and 5 Bronzes.
Over 550 shooters from 44 countries participated in the Championships.
In the women’s free pistol, Tiyana Phogat won the silver.
India thus finished second behind China with 17 medals — six gold, six silver and five bronze. China won 28 medals, including 12 gold.
The ISSF bandwagon now moves to the big event of the year, the senior world championships, set to begin in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 14 August.