New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Bhavesh Shekhawat took the early lead after Stage 1 in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the National Selection Trials T3 which got underway on Friday at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges. The Rajasthan shooter shot a total of 294 - 11x (99,99,96) in the three series of the first stage to take the lead.
Olympian Anish Bhanwala shot 291-11x (97,98,96) to take second place, while Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu also shot 291 (96,98,97) to be placed in third, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
National Champion Suraj Sharma followed with a score of 290-9x (98,95,97).
Other Results:
-Ankur Goel - 289-12x (99,96,94)
-Mukesh Nelavalli - 289-7x (99,93,97)
-Vijayveer Sidhu - 289-6x (100,98,91)
-Adarsh Singh - 289-4x (95,97,97)
-Pradeep Singh - 286-9x (97,97,92)
-Omkar Singh - 286-6x (98,100,88)
-Udhayveer Sidhu - 284-7x (97,96,91)
Neeraj Kumar - 284-6x (98,98,88)
Mandeep Singh - 281-7x (96,96,89)
The 10m rifle athletes will be in action tomorrow, with the qualification and finals scheduled along with Stage 2 and the finals of the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event. (ANI)