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KIYG25: Mayank Choudhary Bags Second Gold; Prachi Gaikwad Claims 3P Crown
Khelo India Athlete Prachi Gaikwad: Mayank Choudhary (Rajasthan) bagged his second gold medal in as many days in the Khelo India Youth Games 2025, adding the boys 10m air pistol title in the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges here on Tuesday. He was part of the Rajasthan Mixed Team that claimed top honours on Monday.
Mayank shot 239.2 to win comfortably from Chandigarh’s Dhairya Prashar (235.3). Madhya Pradesh’s Yug Pratap Singh Rathore bagged the bronze with 214.8. “I am happy that I was able to do well in both events in my first Khelo India Youth Games competition. I am looking forward to a podium finish in the Asian Championships later this year,” the 16-year-old Mayank said.
Meanwhile, Khelo India Athlete Prachi Gaikwad (Maharashtra) edged out Tilottama Sen of Karnataka in the girls 50m rifle 3 positions event. Taking part in her second Khelo India Youth Games, Prachi improved on the previous edition’s showing when she had won bronze. The Maharashtra girl scored 458.4 against Tilottama’s 455.6.
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