Manavaditya Singh Rathore

Manavaditya Singh Rathore

MANAVIDTYA SINGH RATHORE C- 12, Sunehari Bagh Road, New Delhi- 110026. 9810239699/[email protected] Profile Father’s Name :Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Age :16 years Presently studying in Standard 11 at Sanskriti School, New Delhi To bring laurels to my Nation by becoming a worldAIM renowned shooter. My foray in the field of shooting started at the young age of 10 and I wish to fulfil my ambition of winning medals at International Forums and bring pride and honour to India.Achievements I am a Junior Trap Shooter and play in the Under - 21 shooting category. I am a member of the Junior National Shooting Team . I have already been a gold medallist at Asian Shotgun Championship, 2014. I also have to my credit the Junior trap shooting title at the National Championships in 2013. In the same year, I achieved third position at Asian Shooting Championships in Almaty.

Hobbies I have a keen interest in Sports and apart fromand Interests Shooting, I take out time for pursuing my hobbies which include playing Football. Swimming also helps me to rejuvenate my enthusiasm for sports.References Marcello Dradi Coach, Indian Trap Shooting Team “ …Manvaditya is an extremely talented young shooter with lot of zeal and energy..” Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Minister of State, M/o Information & Broadcasting, Olympic Silver Medalist “.. I see great potential in him & the best part is that he is self motivated towards excellence..” Raninder Singh President,National Rifle Association of India

“ .. youngsters like Manavaditya are therightful stars of the future that India isgoing to bank on for years..”Training Requirements for ManavadityaSingh Rathore  Actively Travelling abroad for training at International Ranges  Due to his professional equipments, which include arms and ammunition, travelling in Public Transport is not allowed. Local Transport needs to be a hired Taxi/Cab due to these compulsions. Moreover, taking his young age into account, a guardian also needs to travel with him in the light of expensive professional equipment.  Range Fees  Cost towards Physical Training, Mental Training & Skill Training Sponsor Marking are permitted on shooting gear as per NRAI guidelines.

MEDIA COVERAGE OF Mr. MANAVADITYA SINGHRATHOREASIAN SHOTGUNCHAMPIONSHIP , 2014& National ShootingChampionship, 2013 13-14

HINDUSTANTIMES November 5, 2014Manavaditya, son of RajyavardhanRathore, shoots gold at AsianChampionship  PTI, Al Ain, UAEManavaditya Rathore, son of Olympic silver medallist RajyavardhanRathore, clinched the gold medal in junior men's trap at the fourth AsianShotgun Championships in Al Ain, UAE on Tuesday.This was India's third gold in the continental tournament. Rathore shot 114out of 125 to win the junior trap event in a shoot-off.The 15-year-old has been making steady progress over the years.Nicknamed 'Milo', he won the junior trap shooting title at the NationalChampionships last year.

This is by far his best international performance in a short career, betteringhis third-place finish at the 2013 Asian Shooting Championships inAlmaty.Commenting on Manavaditya's performance, NRAI president RaninderSingh said, \"This showcases India's strength in the world of shooting andhow our youngsters like Manavaditya are the rightful stars of the futurethat India is going to bank on for years.\"While the lack of required number of entries resulted in the junior trapevent being converted to a Grand Prix, eluding Manavaditya of an AsianChampionship gold, the precision and accuracy he showed makes mecertain that he is not far away from earning many other big internationalmedals for India.\"Other members of the junior trap squad Sharan Susheel and KismatChopra shot 113 and 105, respectively. In men's senior trap, Kynan Chenaifinished 5th in the finals, after having shot an impressive 120 inqualification.The senior men's trap team finished fourth overall with other members ofthe team namely Manav and Prithvi Raj Tondaiman shooting 115 and 114respectively to add to Kynan's tally.

ASIAN SHOTGUN CHAMPIONSHIP, 2014Times of IndiaNovember 4, 2014Manavaditya Rathore wins gold at Asian Shotgun ChampionshipsAL AIN: ManavadityaRathore, son of Olympic silvermedallistRajyavardhanRathore,today clinched the gold medal in junior men's trap at the 4th Asian ShotgunChampionships here today.This was India's third gold in the continental tournament. Rathore shot 114 out of125 to win the junior trap event in a shoot-off.The 15-year-old has been making steady progress over the years. Nicknamed 'Milo',he won the junior trap shooting title at the National Championships last year.This is by far his best international performance in a short career, bettering his third-place finish at the Asian Shooting Championships in Almaty last year.Commenting on Manavaditya's performance, Raninder Singh, President, NRAI said,\"I would like to congratulate Manavaditya on winning the Gold today. This is India'sthird gold in the championship and this showcases India's strength in the world ofshooting and how our youngsters like Manavaditya are the rightful stars of the futurethat India is going to bank on for years.\"However the lack of the required entries resulted in the Junior trap event beingconverted to a Grand prix which eluded Manavaditya of an Asian ChampionshipGold but with the precision and accuracy that he has showcased I am sure he is notfar away from earning many other big international medals for India.\"Other members of the junior trap squad Sharan Susheel and Kismat Chopra shot 113and 105 respectively. In the senior trap event for men, Kynan Chenai finished 5th inthe finals, after having shot an impressive 120 in qualification.The senior men's trap team finished fourth overall with other members of the teamnamely Manav and Prithvi Raj Tondaiman shooting 115 and 114 respectively to addto Kynan's tally.

India TodayNovember 4, 2014 Manavaditya Rathore clinches gold at 4th Asian Shotgun ChampionshipsManavaditya Rathore, son of Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore, todayclinched the gold medal in junior men's trap at the 4th Asian ShotgunChampionships on Tuesday.This was India's third gold in the continental tournament. Rathore shot 114 out of125 to win the junior trap event in a shoot-off.The 15-year-old has been making steady progress over the years. Nicknamed 'Milo',he won the junior trap shooting title at the National Championships last year.This is by far his best international performance in a short career, bettering his third-place finish at the Asian Shooting Championships in Almaty last year.Commenting on Manavaditya's performance, Raninder Singh, President, NRAI said,\"I would like to congratulate Manavaditya on winning the Gold today. This is India'sthird gold in the championship and this showcases India's strength in the world ofshooting and how our youngsters like Manavaditya are the rightful stars of the futurethat India is going to bank on for years.\"However the lack of the required entries resulted in the Junior trap event beingconverted to a Grand prix which eluded Manavaditya of an Asian ChampionshipGold but with the precision and accuracy that he has showcased I am sure he is notfar away from earning many other big international medals for India.\"Other members of the junior trap squad Sharan Susheel and Kismat Chopra shot 113and 105 respectively. In the senior trap event for men, Kynan Chenai finished 5th inthe finals, after having shot an impressive 120 in qualification.The senior men's trap team finished fourth overall with other members of the teamnamely Manav and Prithvi Raj Tondaiman shooting 115 and 114 respectively to addto Kynan's tally.

Mid DayNovember 4, 2014Rajyavardhan Rathore's son, Manavaditya, wins gold at Asian Shotgun Championships Al Ain (UAE): Manavaditya Rathore, son of illustriousRajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the first Indian shooter to win an Olympicmedal, on Tuesday clinched the gold medal in junior men's trap at the4th Asian Shotgun Championships here. This was India's third gold inthe continental tournament. Rathore shot 114 out of 125 to win the juniortrap event in a shoot-off. The 15-year-old has been making steadyprogress over the years. Nicknamed 'Milo', he won the junior trapshooting title at the National Championships last year. This is by far hisbest international performance in a short career, bettering his third-placefinish at the Asian Shooting Championships in Almaty last year.Commenting on Manavaditya's performance, Raninder Singh, President,NRAI said, \"I would like to congratulate Manavaditya on winning theGold today. This is India's third gold in the championship and thisshowcases India's strength in the world of shooting and how ouryoungsters like Manavaditya are the rightful stars of the future that Indiais going to bank on for years. \"However the lack of the required entriesresulted in the Junior trap event being converted to a Grand prix whicheluded Manavaditya of an Asian Championship Gold but with theprecision and accuracy that he has showcased I am sure he is not faraway from earning many other big international medals for India.\" Othermembers of the junior trap squad Sharan Susheel and Kismat Choprashot 113 and 105 respectively. In the senior trap event for men, KynanChenai finished 5th in the finals, after having shot an impressive 120 inqualification. The senior men's trap team finished fourth overall withother members of the team namely Manav and Prithvi Raj Tondaimanshooting 115 and 114 respectively to add to Kynan's tally.

November 6, 2014http://sportsrediscovered.com/Asian Shotgun Championships: Seema Tomar, Manavaditya Rathore Win GoldManavaditya brings home goldOn Day 2 of the event, 15-year-old Manavaditya Rathore added to India’s tally bywinning the gold in junior men’s trap. The Olympic medallist shooter’s son shot114 out of 125 to clinch the yellow metal in a shootoff.Manavaditya’s steady progressIt is great to see Manavaditya is following in the footsteps of his illustrious father.The 15-year-old has been giving quite a few examples of his immense talent overthe last few months. At the 2013 Asian Shooting Championships in Almaty, theManavaditya had finished third. At home he reigned supreme in the juniortrap shooting event at the National Championships last year.The youngster’s latest achievement earned him praise from Raninder Singh,President, National Rifle Association of India(NRAI). “I would like to congratulateManavaditya on winning the Gold today. This is India’s third gold in thechampionship and this showcases India’s strength in the world of shooting andhow our youngsters like Manavaditya are the rightful stars of the futurethat India is going to bank on for years,” Singh said.Sharan Susheel and Kismat Chopra – the other members of the junior trap squadshot 113 and 105 respectively.Chenai placed 5th in senior men’s trapIn the senior Men’s Trap competition, Kynan Chenai finished 5th in the final. He hadearlier qualified with an impressive score of 120. In the Men’s Trap teamevent, India finished fourth. Apart from Chenai, the remaining members of the teamwere Manav and Prithvi Raj Tondaiman who shot 115 and 114 respectively.

SummaryAll these wins will definitely boost the Indian team’s confidence ahead of the 2016Olympics. Manavaditya’s triumph is important as it showcases the depth oftalent India currently has even in the junior level.November 4, 2014http://www.thehindu.com/ Manavaditya Rathore shoots gold at Asian ChampionshipsManavaditya Rathore, son of Olympic silver medallist RajyavardhanRathore, on Tuesday clinched the gold medal in junior men’s trap at the 4thAsian Shotgun Championships.Rathore shot 114 out of 125 to win the junior trap event in a shoot-off.Commenting on Manavaditya’s performance, Raninder Singh, president,NRAI said, “I would like to congratulate Manavaditya on winning the goldtoday. This is India’s third gold in the championship and this showcasesIndia’s strength in the world of shooting and how our youngsters likeManavaditya are the rightful stars of the future that India is going to bankon for years.“However the lack of the required entries resulted in the junior trap eventbeing converted to a grand prix, which eluded Manavaditya of an AsianChampionship gold but with the precision and accuracy that he hasshowcased I am sure he is not far away from earning many other biginternational medals for India.”Other members of the junior trap squad Sharan Susheel and Kismat Choprashot 113 and 105 respectively. In the senior trap event for men, KynanChenai finished 5th in the finals, after having shot an impressive 120 inqualification.The senior men’s trap team finished fourth overall with other members ofthe team namely Manav and Prithvi Raj Tondaiman shooting 115 and 114respectively to add to Kynan’s tally.

Deccan ChronicleNovember 5, 2014 Gold for Rathore junior at Asian shootingManavaditya Rathore clinched gold in the junior men’s trap event at the 4thAsian Shotgun Championships in Al Ain, UAE, on Tuesday.The 15-year-old,son of Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, shot 114 out of125 to win the event in a shoot off. This is by far his best internationalperformance in a short career, bettering his third-place finish at the AsianShooting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, last year.“I congratulate Manavaditya on winning the gold. This is India‟s thirdgold in the championship and this showcases India‟s strength in theworld of shooting and how our youngsters like Manavaditya are therightful stars of the future that India is going to bank on for years,” NRAIpresident Raninder Singh said in a statement. Sharan Susheel and KismatChopra other members of the India junior trap squad shot 113 and 105respectively. In the senior trap event for men, Kynan Chenai finished fifth inthe finals, after having shot an impressive 120 during qualification.

November 5, 2014http://www.munsif.tv/ Manavaditya wins gold in junior trap in Asian ShotgunIndian shooter Manavaditya Rathore clinched gold in the junior trap event at thefourth Asian Shotgun Championship here Tuesday.Manavaditya shot 114 out of 125 to prevail in a shoot-off. The 15-year-old son of theillustrious Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the first Indian shooter to win an Olympicmedal, has been making steady progress over the years.Nicknamed „Milo‟, he won the junior trap shooting title at the National Championshipslast year. This is by far his best international performance in a short career, betteringhis third place finish at the Asian Shooting Championships in Almaty last year.Other Indians in the event, Sharan Susheel and Kismat Chopra shot 113 and 105,respectively.In the senior trap event, Kynan Chenai finished fifth in the finals, after scoring animpressive 120 in qualification. The trap team finished fourth with other membersManav and Prithvi Raj Tondaiman shooting 115 and 114, respectively, to add toKynan‟s tally.

November 4, 2014in.news.yahoo.com Manavaditya wins gold in junior trap in Asian ShotgunAl Ain (UAE), Nov 4 (IANS) Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathoreclinched gold in the junior trap event at the fourth Asian ShotgunChampionship here Tuesday.Manavaditya shot 114 out of 125 to prevail in a shoot-off. The 15-year-oldson of the illustrious Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the first Indianshooter to win an Olympic medal, has been making steady progress overthe years.Nicknamed 'Milo', he won the junior trap shooting title at the NationalChampionships last year. This is by far his best internationalperformance in a short career, bettering his third place finish at theAsian Shooting Championships in Almaty last year.

November 4, 2014http://www.nerve.in/ Manavaditya wins gold in junior trap in Asian ShotgunAl Ain (UAE), Nov 4 - Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore clinched gold inthe junior trap event at the fourth Asian Shotgun Championship hereTuesday.Manavaditya shot 114 out of 125 to prevail in a shoot-off. The 15-year-oldson of the illustrious Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the first Indian shooterto win an Olympic medal, has been making steady progress over the years.Nicknamed 'Milo', he won the junior trap shooting title at the NationalChampionships last year. This is by far his best international performancein a short career, bettering his third place finish at the Asian ShootingChampionships in Almaty last year.Other Indians in the event, Sharan Susheel and Kismat Chopra shot 113and 105, respectively.In the senior trap event, Kynan Chenai finished fifth in the finals, afterscoring an impressive 120 in qualification. The trap team finished fourthwith other members Manav and Prithvi Raj Tondaiman shooting 115 and114, respectively, to add to Kynan's tally.

NATIONAL SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2013SPORTS.NDTV.COM 25 December, 2013Manavaditya Rathore: An Olympian in themakingIn 2004 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the silverin the men's double trap event at the Athens Games,nine years later Manavaditya won the junior trapshooting title at the National Championships. Thesport runs in the family and Manavaditya,nicknamed Milo, seems to be bang on target from avery early age.The first Indian to win an Olympic shooting medal Rajyavardhan Singh Rathoremight not be a part of another Olympic squad, but his 14-year-old son couldwell be. Going by how Manavaditya is continuously hitting the bulls eye, itwouldn't be surprising if he follows in his father's footsteps all the way to theOlympic podium.In 2004 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the silver in the men's double trapevent at the Athens Games, nine years later Manavaditya won the junior trapshooting title at the National Championships. The sport runs in the family andManavaditya, nicknamed Milo, seems to be bang on target from a very earlyage.He was picked in the junior national trap team earlier this year at a time whenhis father was part of the senior double trap team during the World Cup.Manavaditya won the silver medal at the junior international shotguncompetition in Finland and a bronze at the Asian shotgun championship inKazakhstan this year.\"He is obviously attracted to the game of shooting because since the time hewas born he had shooters all around. Shooting comes naturally to him. I'venever pushed him to take up the sport,\" said Rajyavardhan.

\"We had a shooting range at home so I used to watch my Dad shoot. I use to askhim if I could shoot but he use to say that I was too small. But one day he gaveme a gun on his own and I really liked it,\" said Milo.Surprisingly, Manavaditya is not coached by his father. \"It is very difficult tohave a father-cum-coach relationship because the lines blur at times. It's moreimportant that we have healthy relationship with each other,\" explainsRajyavardhan.

Sportskeeda.com 20th December 2013Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's son Manav bags juniornational trap shooting titleManavaditya Rathore, the son of Olympic silvermedallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, has won theJunior National Trap Shooting title (under 21) at theNational Championships. At just 14 years of age,Manavaditya, who is often called ‘Manav’, hasalready put together an impressive list ofaccomplishments in the field mastered by his father.Earlier this year, at the third Asian Shotgun Championship in Almaty,Kazakhstan, Manavaditya had also clinched a bronze in a event whereIndian shooters produced some very promising performances,winning seven medals (including two golds).The Olympic champ had this to say at that time: “I am impressed andproud that Manav at this very young age is taking on the big guns, heunderstands that age cannot be a barrier for talent. I can sense thegreat potential in him. I am equally proud of all juniors and mycongrats to the seniors for their able leadership.”Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter and politician whohad won the silver medal in the men’s double trap event at the 2004Summer Olympics in Athens.

http://www.oneindia.com/sports/rajyavardhan-singh-rathore-s-son-wins-national-trap-shooting-title-1362696.htmlRajyavardhan Singh Rathore's son winsNational Trap Shootingtitle Published: Friday, December 20, 2013,New Delhi, Dec 20: Olympic silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore'steenaged son Manavaditya wins the Junior National Trap Shooting title(under 21) at National Championships. Rathore tweeted,Earlier in October this year, Manavaditya clinched a bronze as Indianshooters dished out an impressive performance by winning seven medals,including two golds, at the ongoing third Asian Shotgun Championship inAlmaty, Kazakhstan.That time, senior Rathore said, \"I am impressed and proud that Manav atthis very young age is taking on the big guns, he understands that agecannot be a barrier for talent. I can sense the great potential in him. I amequally proud of all juniors and my congrats to the seniors for their ableleadership.\" Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter andpolitician, whose fame reached peak after winning the Silver Medal inMen's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

The HinduRakesh wins free rifle prone goldDecember 21, 2013Rakesh Manpat beat Joydeep Karmakar and Gagan Narang to win the men’s freerifle prone gold in the 57th National shooting championship at the Dr. KarniSingh Range, Tughlakabad, on Friday.On a day when the 17-year-old Mampi Das beat a strong field that included AnjaliBhagwat for her maiden women’s gold in air rifle, Anirudh Singh rocketed fromthe bottom to win the trap gold.The 22-year-old Rakesh shot 207.9 in the final to beat Joydeep Karmakar by 1.8points. He shot 10s with 19 of the 20 shots in the final. “My heart rate was veryhigh towards the end, and I really had to hold myself. This is what I had comefor,” said Rakesh.Mampi Das stayed ahead of the pack after being in the second place after threeshots. For one who had qualified in eighth place it was a determined show by theKolkata girl.Mampi comfortably beat Pooja Ghatkar for the gold. .Anjali Bhagwat, who had to win a tie-shoot 10.7 to 9.6 against Shalini Chahar tostay in the race, finished fourth eventually, as Apurvi got ahead by 0.3 point.In men’s trap, Anirudh rose from the ashes like a phoenix. He was placed around40 after the first two rounds on the first two days, following rounds of 22. Later,when the competition got extended to the fifth day, Anirudh shot a perfect lastround, to grab the last spot in the final, two points ahead of the former Asianchampion Anwer Sultan and Raninder Singh.Anirudh beat Kynan Chenai 13-11 in the contest for gold after having placedsecond with 14 points behind Chenai who had a perfect round in thesemifinals.Prithviraj Tondaiman won the shoot-off 3-2 against Manavjit Sandhu,after the two had tied on 12 in the bronze play-off.In junior trap, Manavaditya Singh Rathore won thegold ahead of defending champion Gyan SusheelSharan. He also clinched the Baretta Gold Cup.

http://zeenews.india.com/Rakesh, Mampi & Anirudhwin golds in Nationalshooting c`shipDecember 20, 2013New Delhi: Rakesh Manpat clinched the 50 meter Rifle Prone Gold,Mampi Das won the Gold in 10m Air Rifle event, while AnirudhSingh claimed the Gold of Trap Shooting on a day when big namescame tumbling down at the 57th National shooting championship hereFriday.In men`s 50m Prone Rifle event, Rakesh Manpat of Karnataka beat Olympianslike Gagan Narang and Joydeep Karmakar at the Dr. Karni Singh Range here.Rakesh scored 207.9 in the finals to win Gold, Joydeep Karmakar of Railwayscould only manage 206.1 to won Silver, while Olympic medallist Gagan Naranghad to satisfied with Bronze after scoring 183.6 score and another OlympianSanjeev Rajput of Navy was on the fourth place with 162.2.While Joydeep was on top in the qualification round with 619.1, Sanjeev Scored617.1, Gagan shot 616.6 and Rakesh was on sixth place with 615.9 in thequalification round.Army team of Sushil Ghale, Pankaj and Hariom won Gold medal of 50m RifleProne with a score of 1844.3, while Uttar Pradesh team of Ishan Goel, Anubhavand Ajeet Kumar claimed Silver with 1836.6 points and Railway teamconsisting of Jaydeep, Partha Ghash and Pankaj bagged the Bronze with a scoreof 1830.7.

Ishan Goel of Uttar Pradesh won Gold in 50m Rifle Prone Junior event with614.8 score, Navdeep Singh Rathore (614.1) of Madhya Pradesh clinched Silverand UP Shooter Daniyal Raza Zaidi (611.7) claimed Bronze.In the Finals of 10m Air Rifle event, Mampi dramatically defeated all thetoppers of the qualification round.Mampi of West Bengal shot 208.2 and bagged the Gold, while Maharashtra`sGhatkar Poooja Pandharinath succeeded to maintain her second position in thefinals by shooting 205.9 to win silver and Rajasthan`s Apurvi Chandelaremained 3rd in the final with 183.9 score to bag the Bronze medal.Olympian Anjali Bhagwat was fourth in the finals as well as in the qualification.She scored 174 and 414.7. While Railway`s Ayonika Paul topped thequalification round with 415.9, but slipped to sixth position in the finals.Ghatkat Pooja and Apurvi scored 415.7 and 415.2 in the qualification round.In the junior Trap shooting, Olympic silver-medallist Rajyavardhan SinghRathore`s teenaged son Manavaditya clinched double golds.The 14-year-old Manavaditya, who had bagged the bronze in AsianChampionship last October, won the title with a score of 111/125 in individualevent.Sushil Sharan and Mohd Sheesh came up with identical scores of 110 but theformer was awarded with the silver and the latter had to settle for the bronzemedal.Manavaditya also won a team gold in trap shooting along with teammatesAbhay Singh Rathore and Adhiraj Singh Rathore -- the trio had a combinedscore of 318. Uttar Pradesh (288) and Delhi (279) teams came second and third.Apurvi Chandela also clinched the 10m Junior women`s Air Rifle event`s Goldwith 415.2 score, Tamilnadu`s S Parveena won Silver on 414.3 and ShaliniChahar of Uttar Pradesh claimed Bronze with 413.4 points.

Anirudh Singh of Uttar Pradesh became the new Champion in men`s trapshooting by defeating Kynan Chenai of Andhra Pradesh in the finals.Anirudh shot 13/15 Clays to win Gold against Silver medallist Kynan Chenai`sscore of 11/15.It was a tough fight for the Bronze medal between Olympian Manavjit SinghSandhu of Punjab and Prithviraj Tondaiman of Tamil Nadu.Both the finalist came up with identical shots of 12/15 and had to go for a tie-shot. Finally Prithviraj shot 3 clays to claim Bronze and Manavjit could shotonly 2 and was left on the fourth place.In the Semifinals, Kynan was on top with a wonderful score of 15/15. Anirudh,Prithviraj, Manavjit, Zoravar Singh and Mansher Singh scored 14, 13, 12, 11and 9 points.In the qualification round Manavjit was top with 121 score, while KynanChenai shot 120, Prithviraj and Zoravar scored matching 119, Mansher shot 118and Anirudh was on 6th place with 117 score in the qualifications.In team event of Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting, Andhra Pradesh team of KynanChenai, Darius Chenai and Gautam Gianchandani won Gold with 339 score,Anirurudh Singh, Anwer Sultan and Nayab Khan of Uttar Pradesh baggedSilver with a team score of 339 and Tamilnadu's team of Prithviraj,Bakthavatchalam and Venkatraman scored 329 to win Bronze.PTI

http://www.business-standard.com/Rakesh, Mampi & Anirudh wingolds in National shooting c'shipDecember 20, 2013Rakesh Manpat clinched the 50 meter Rifle Prone Gold, Mampi Das wonthe Gold in 10m Air Rifle event, while Anirudh Singh claimed the Gold ofTrap Shooting on a day when big names came tumbling down at the 57thNational shooting championship here today.In men's 50m Prone Rifle event, Rakesh Manpat of KarnatakabeatOlympians like Gagan Narang and Joydeep Karmakar at the Dr. Karni SinghRange here.Rakesh scored 207.9 in the finals to win Gold, Joydeep Karmakarof Railways could only manage 206.1 to won Silver, while Olympic medallistGagan Narang had to satisfied with Bronze after scoring 183.6 score andanother Olympian Sanjeev Rajput of Navy was on the fourth place with162.2.While Joydeep was on top in the qualification round with 619.1, SanjeevScored 617.1, Gagan shot 616.6 and Rakesh was on sixth place with 615.9in the qualification round.Army team of Sushil Ghale, Pankaj and Hariom won Gold medal of 50mRifle Prone with a score of 1844.3, while Uttar Pradesh team of Ishan Goel,Anubhav and Ajeet Kumar claimed Silver with 1836.6 points and Railwayteam consisting of Jaydeep, Partha Ghash and Pankaj bagged the Bronzewith a score of 1830.7.Ishan Goel of Uttar Pradesh won Gold in 50m Rifle Prone Junior event with614.8 score, Navdeep Singh Rathore (614.1) of Madhya Pradesh clinchedSilver and UP Shooter Daniyal Raza Zaidi (611.7) claimed Bronze.