Haryana finishes on top in National Shooting Championship Competitions with a medal tally of 60

Haryana’s dominance was underlined by strong performances across disciplines, with 13 gold medals in rifle, 14 in pistol, and four in shotgun events

Hyderabad: The 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) concluded after 36 days of competition, featuring over 16,500 athletes, 45 events, and two venues across New Delhi and Bhopal, making it one of the largest editions in the championship’s history. At the conclusion of the National Championship, Haryana topped the medal tally, emerging as the most successful State through consistent performances across rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines.

In the National Championship medal tally, Haryana finished on top with 31 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze medals to claim a total of 60 national medals. Haryana’s dominance was underlined by strong performances across disciplines, with 13 gold medals in rifle, 14 in pistol, and four in shotgun events.

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Maharashtra finished second in the National Championship standings with 24 gold medals, along with nine silver and nine bronze, while Rajasthan placed third with 15 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze medals, accumulating 51 medals overall.

In discipline-wise performances, Haryana led the rifle and pistol events, while Punjab topped the shotgun competitions, winning nine gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals. Punjab finished fourth overall in the National Championship medal table with 13 gold medals.

Several other states and institutional units delivered strong all-round performances at the National Championships. Madhya Pradesh finished fifth with 12 gold medals, followed by Delhi and Karnataka with 11 gold medals each. Uttar Pradesh and the Army secured eight gold medals apiece, while Tamil Nadu claimed six gold medals to complete the top ten.