Gold Rush at KSS Shooting: Patil Tops 10m Air Rifle Event

The 24th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting Championship in Bhopal delivered high-stakes drama, with Maharashtra's Rudrank Balasaheb Patil emerging victorious in the men's 10m air rifle ISSF category at the MP State Shooting Academy. Patil's commanding 252.9 in finals clinched gold, fending off Haryana's Rohit Kanyan (251.9 silver) and West Bengal's Baiduria Biswas (230.8 bronze). UP's Karmjeet Singh ended fourth (209.6). Qualifiers featured Delhi's Parth Makhija (633.4), Railways' Shahu Mane (630.0), Gujarat's Krish Gajjar (627.8), and Patil (627.7). Juniors crowned Ashmit Chaterjee (West Bengal, 251.0), Piyush Sharma (UP, 250.5), Rohit Kanyan (229.1). Piyush qualified top at 631.7. Youth men's: Abhinav Shaw (West Bengal, 254.4), Priyanshu (Haryana, 249.7), Jatin Lamba (228.1). Teams: UP leads men's 10m rifle (1,885.6) over West Bengal (1,884.9), Maharashtra (1,884.5). Notable wins: Sub-youth - Shishir Mahesh (Karnataka, 626.9); Masters - Samir Ambekar (Railways, 608.4); Deaf - Pranav Tiwari (UP, 626.3). From qualifiers to finals, this event highlighted India's shooting depth, promising more international glory ahead.