In shooting, India added five more medals to its tally on the second day of the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026 in Suhl, Germany, taking its overall medal count to eight.
Sameer won the gold medal in the 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s Junior event, producing a composed display in the final to finish with 28 hits. Rohit Kanyan also struck gold in the 50-metre Rifle Three Positions Men’s Junior event with an outstanding performance.
Prachi Gaikwad secured the silver medal in the 50-metre Rifle Three Positions Women’s Junior event, finishing second with a score of 354.7.
India won a bronze medal in the 50-metre Rifle Three Positions Men’s Junior Team event through Rohit Kanyan, Vedant Nitin Waghmare and Hithesh Srinivasan. Another bronze came in the 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s Junior Team event, where Sameer, Abhinav Choudhary and Sahil Choudhary earned a podium finish.
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