Indian athletes secure medals at Swiss Open and ISSF World Championships

Indian archers and shooters achieved significant success at recent international competitions. At the World Indoor Series – Swiss Open in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Indian contingent secured four medals. Notable performances included silver medals for Sachin Chechi in Compound Under-21 Men, Tania Rani in Compound Under-21 Women, and Priya Gurjar in Compound Women. Additionally, Aditya Wadhwa earned a bronze medal in the Recurve Under-21 Men category, marking his first international medal.

In shooting, the Indian women’s 10m air rifle team, consisting of Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar, and Shambhavi Shravan Kshirsagar, won a silver medal at the ISSF World Championships. They finished with a combined score of 1894.4 points, trailing China and ahead of Japan. Earlier in the championships, the men’s 50m pistol team, featuring Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary, and Amanpreet Singh, secured a gold medal with a total score of 1659.