Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala, aged 15, on Friday created history by becoming the country's youngest ever gold medal winner in the Commonwealth Games (CWG). India's other entrant in the event, Neeraj Kumar (13) was the second shooter to be eliminated in the finals after a shoot-off. By winning the gold, Anish bettered team-mate Manu Bhaker, who had become the youngest Indian Commonwealth Games gold medallist earlier this week when she emerged champion in the 10m air rifle finals. In the Qualifications, Anish scored 580 to finish top of the tally while Neeraj was second best with 579. In 1998, a 15-year-old Abhinav Bindra had become India's ever youngest participant at the CWG.

Source: dna April 13, 2018 05:48 UTC