KIYG 2025: Upendra Chaudhary’s Daughter Adds Air Pistol Gold to Her Collection

New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh’s
Urva Chaudhary
won the gold in the 10-meter air pistol event as her second medal at the
Khelo India
Youth Games 2025
Bihar
at the Dr.
Karni Singh Shooting Range
She had joined forces
Dev Pratap
To secure silver in the mixed team competition a few days prior.

In the finale, the 17-year-old maintained the lead with a score of 237.7 points, narrowly edging out Rajasthan’s Vidhi Sharma who garnered 236.3 points. Additionally, from Haryana was Kanak, also a competitor,
Khelo India
Athlete, won bronze.

“This is my third
Khelo India
The Youth Games have allowed me to see my growth as a marksman and improve my scores significantly over time. It’s been quite an enjoyable journey.
Khelo India
has given me a lot of confidence and self-esteem to play well. From here, I shift attention to the World Cup in Germany in June this year,” Urva said, according to a release.

Maharashtra completed a golden double in the boys and girls 50m Rifle 3 Positions events with
Khelo India
Athlete Vedant Waghmare secured the top prize in the boys’ competition on Wednesday. This marks his inaugural medal across three iterations of the event.
Khelo India
The Youth Games saw earlier success when Prachi Gaikwad claimed the gold medal in the girls’ competition.

Vedant Waghmare expressed his delight at securing a spot on the podium this time around. He mentioned, “In the previous two editions, I finished in fifth and seventh place respectively. I worked diligently and maintained faith that a medal would be mine. Eventually, my efforts paid off.” The 18-year-old added enthusiastically, “Entering this event…”
Khelo India
The plan implemented in 2023 significantly enhanced my performance.” Vedant achieved a score of 452.5, placing him above Rohit Kanyan from Haryana and Amitoj Singh from Punjab.

Madhya Pradesh began their medal count in the shotgun category by securing two gold medals. During the girls’ final, Poonam Raghuwanshi narrowly defeated Tanisska Senthilkumar from Tamil Nadu with a score of 39-38, claiming the top spot. In the boys’ event, Syed Ahyaan Ali achieved a score of 41, leaving Udhav Singh Rathore from Rajasthan behind as he secured the gold medal.

Results:

Boys

50m Rifle Three Posiciones: 1. Vedant Waghmare (Maharashtra) 452.5 puntos; 2. Rohit Kanyal (Haryana) 451.9 puntos; 3. Amitoj Singh (Punjab) 440.1 puntos.

Trap:
1. Syed Ahyaan Ali (Madhya Pradesh) – 41 points;
2. Udhav Singh Rathore (Rajasthan) – 34 points;
3. Arjun (Haryana) – 30 points.

Girls

10m Air Pistol: 1.
Urva Chaudhary
1. Uttar Pradesh 237.7;
2. Vidhi Sharma from Rajasthan 236.3;
3. Kanak from Haryana 215.6.

Trap:
1. Poonam Raghwanshi (Madhya Pradesh) – 39;
2. Tanisska Senthilkumar (Tamil Nadu) – 38;
3. Addya Katyal (Delhi) – 30.
(ANI)