Indian shooters called the shots and won seven medals, including three gold, on the opening day of ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun in Gabala (Azerbaijan) on Sunday. Subhankar Pramanik gave India its first gold in the year's second and final International Shooting Sport Federation's Junior World Cup. Subhankar, along with teammates Fateh Singh Dhillon and Ajaey Nithish, also helped the Indian team to a Silver in the event. Sambhaji Patil bagged India's second gold when he won the junior men's 25-metre standard pistol event by shooting 562 to easily beat Australians Sergei Evglevski and James Ashmore. In the year's first Junior World Cup in May in Suhl Germany, the Indians had finished fourth with an overall tally of three gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

Source: dna September 18, 2016 17:48 UTC