Rachna Govil shines

CHANDIGARH, Nov 27: A Delhi based shooter -- Rachana Govil hog the limelight on the third day of the Northern India Shooting Championship wh...

CHANDIGARH, Nov 27: A Delhi based shooter 8212; Rachana Govil hog the limelight on the third day of the Northern India Shooting Championship which is being held at Sector 25 Shooting Range. Rachana took the days honour with an aggregate score of 381/400 in the air pistol NR event in the women8217;s group to equal the old meet mark which stands in the name of Shilpi Singh.

Since, the second competitor, Reena Rana, wife of ace shooter Jaspal Rana is way behing at second spot with a total of 345, Rachana is likely to win the gold in the event. Seema Tomar is currently lying third with a score of 345.

However, Seema is leading 345 in the junior category in the air pistol NR event.

Meanwhile, shooters from Border Security Force BSF continued their domination in the centre fire pistol ISU event. BSF8217;s Naresh Kuamr is leading with a aggregate total of 283/300. His team-mate Poonam Kumar is four points short at second place while Mahinder Singh also of BSF is third with a score of 277.

BSF shooters are also leading in the standard fire pistol ISU in the men8217;s section. Hari Parkash is ahead of the field with a score of 266/300. Both Padam Singh of Indo Tibetan Border Police ITBP and Parvinder Singh BSF have an identical score of 266. However, Padam shot 44 in his last card to take the second spot while Parvinder Singh returned 43 in his last card and is currently at third place.

Local shooter Pavittar Singh Bajwa led the field in the .22 standard rifle three position with a score of 213/300 in the senior men8217;s group.

The following shooters are leading in their respective events:
Senior women: .22 prone: 1 Narinder Pal Kaur Punjab 228/300, 2 Priti Sharma Chandigarh 225, 3 Rajinder Kaur Punjab 211.
Junior women: .22 prone: 1 Nirmal Kaur Pb 230/300, 2 Priti Sharma Chd 225, 3 Tejinder Kaur Pb 206.
Senior men: .22 standard rifle three position open: 1 Santokh Singh Pb 251/300, 2 Mahinder Singh ITBP 251. .22 standard rifle three position: 1 Pavittar Singh Chd 213/300. .22 rifle three position civilian: 1 Santokh Singh Pb 251/300, 2 Panttar Singh Chd 213.

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Senior men: Air rifle ISU open: 1 Abhinav Bindra Pb 571/600, Akhlesh Rai BSF 565, 3 Tek Bahadur BSF 555.
Senior men: Centre fire pistol ISU open: Naresh Kumar BSF 283/300, 2 Poonam Kumar BSF 279, 3 Mahinder Singh BSF 277.