Carlota salafia

ISSF Junior World Cup: Two 16-year-old women Indian rifle shooters, Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Ojasvi Thakur, went hammer and tongs at each other to the delight of the packed final hall en route to a stunning 1-2 in the women’s 10m air rifle final in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany on Saturday evening.

Their effort gave India back the lead at the top of the medal tally at the International Shooting Sports Centre range in Suhl and they now have a total of two gold, three silver, and three bronze medals to show for their efforts over five days of competition.

For the record, Shambhavi shot 253.0 in the 24-shot final for gold while Ojasvi was 1.2 behind in silver. Early leader Carlota Salafia of Italy was third with 230.5, bowing out after 22 shots.