National Shooting Championship: Saurabh Chaudhary announces return to top form

National Shooting Championship: Saurabh Chaudhary announces return to top form

Olympic finalist, Asian Games, Youth Olympics and World Junior Champion, apart from being the winner of multiple gold medals in World Cups, Saurabh Chaudhary announced his return to top form by shooting 591 out of 600 in men’s air rifle in the 67th National Shooting Championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range in Tughlakabad on Thursday.

The 22-year-old Saurabh, who represents the Railways, and has been languishing away from the national squad for quite some time after the Tokyo Olympics, shot a series of 99, 97, 99, 99, 98 and 99, in putting up the impressive score in qualification.

The world record in men’s air pistol stands at 594, shot by Jin Jongoh of Korea, during the Changwon World Cup in 2009.

The finals of the men’s air pistol, junior and youth events are scheduled for January 5.

The high number of entries have been forcing the organisers to have nearly week-long qualification competitions before the finals in multiple events.