Tilottama claims women’s 50m Rifle 3P gold at shooting Nationals

Tilottama Sen delivered a calm and assured performance to clinch the gold medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 Positions final at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions at the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal. The Karnataka shooter finished on top with a score of 466.9, converting her strong showing in qualification into a dominant final.

Kerala’s Vidarsa K. Vinod put up a spirited challenge to claim the silver medal with 462.9, while Railways’ Ayonika Paul secured the bronze after finishing with 451.8.

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Earlier in the day, Tilottama had stamped her authority in qualification, topping the field with an impressive 591-29x. Vidarsa followed closely with 589-29x, while fellow Karnataka shooter Anushka H. Thokur placed third with 588-33x. Anushka narrowly missed the podium in the final, finishing fourth with 441.2. Ayushi Podder was fifth with 430.6 after qualifying on 585-30x, while Ashi Chouksey also scored 430.6 in the final, having qualified with 585-29x. Shriyanka Sadangi (403.9, 585-29x) and Ramita (403.8, 586-29x) completed the eight-shooter final lineup.

In the junior women’s 50m rifle 3P event, Army shooter Rituparna Satish Deshmukh produced a well-timed surge to win the gold medal with a score of 458.6. Having finished fourth in qualification with 584-31x, Rituparna peaked in the final to overhaul the field. Haryana’s Nischal pushed her all the way, settling for silver just half a point behind on 458.1, while Karnataka’s Anushka H. Thokur added a bronze medal to her tally with 447.6.

Shrivalli finished fourth in the junior final with 437.2, followed by Ramita on 424.9 and Tilottama Sen on 414.3. Arya Chourasia (401.0) and Prachi Shashikant Gaikwad (388.9) rounded off the standings.

In the senior women’s 50m rifle 3P team event, Rajasthan emerged champions with an aggregate score of 1751, thanks to the combined efforts of Manini Kaushik, Sweety Choudhary and Monika Jakhar. Madhya Pradesh finished just one point behind to claim silver with 1750, represented by Ashi Chouksey, Shrivalli Shrivastava and Nupur Kumrawat. Haryana also totalled 1750 to secure the bronze medal, with Swati, Aakriti Dahiya and Nischal forming the team.

Karnataka dominated the junior women’s team competition, clinching gold with a total score of 1749 through Tilottama Sen, Anushka H. Thokur and Vanshika Lahoria. Madhya Pradesh took silver with 1737, led by Shrivalli Shrivastava, Archana Damahe and Pratha Rathod, while Maharashtra finished third on 1729, courtesy of Prachi Shashikant Gaikwad, Vedanti Naresh Bhatt and Saniya Sudesh Sapale.