Namya Kapoor wins gold medal at ISSF Junior World Championships

Namya Kapoor wins gold medal at ISSF Junior World Championships

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Category : Sports Published on: October 05 2021

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·         India's 14-year-old shooter Namya Kapoor has won a gold medal in the women's 25m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Championships being held in Lima, Peru.

·         Namya Kapoor finished on the top step of the podium ahead of bronze medalist Manu Bhaker of India.

·         Kapoor collected 36 points in the final, leading 33 points ahead of Camille Jedrzejevski of France.

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About ISSF

v  ISSF: International Shooting Sport Federation

v  Headquarters: Munich, Germany

v  President: Vladimir Lisin

v  Founded: 1907

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