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Gold Coast, November 7
India ended the Commonwealth Shooting Championships with a rich haul of 20 medals after Satyendra Singh and Sanjeev Rajput won the gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event.
The Indian squad won a total of six gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals during the competition.
In the 50m rifle 3 positions event, Satyendra qualified for the eight-man final in second place with a total of 1162, including 394 out of 400 in the prone position. Veteran Rajput qualified in third place with 1158 and Chain Singh was fourth with the same score but fewer inner 10s.
In the final, Satyendra was quickest off the blocks while Rajput chased him throughout the 45-shot final. Satyendra eventually prevailed, finishing with 454.2 to Rajput’s 453.3.
Chain, who was in third place in the initial stages of the final, was eventually overtaken by Australian Dane Sampson. Sampson, who won the men’s rifle prone gold earlier in the competition, held on to secure the bronze medal.
In the men’s trap event, Birendeep Sodhi was the lone Indian to qualify for the six-man final. He shot 118 out of 125 to qualify in fifth place and finished fourth eventually.
