ISSF Junior World C’ship: Pritam Kendre strikes gold as India adds four more medals to strengthen lead

India strengthened its lead at the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026 in Germany, reaching 12 medals. Pritam Kendre clinched gold in the 10m Air Rifle, while the junior pistol teams and Anvii Rathod added three crucial bronze medals

New Delhi: The Indian shooting contingent added four more medals to their tally to strengthen their lead at the top of the table at the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026 in Suhl, Germany.

India’s Pritam Kendre clinched the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior event with a composed and outstanding performance, earning the country’s fifth gold medal of the championship.

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India also secured a bronze medal in the 25m Pistol Women Junior Team event through the trio of Anjali Mahendra Bhagwat, Parisha Gupta, and Nithila Ivy Darling Praveen Christopher, who combined to finish on the podium.

Another bronze medal came in the 25m Pistol Men Junior Team event, where Abhinav Choudhary, Raj Chandra, and Jatin delivered a strong team performance to secure a place among the medal winners.

Earlier, Anvii Rathod had added to India’s medal tally by winning a bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Women Junior event. Anvii delivered a composed performance to finish on the podium, further strengthening India’s impressive campaign at the championship.

With these four medals, India’s overall tally has now risen to 12 medals (5 Gold, 1 Silver, and 6 Bronze). The Indian contingent continues to maintain its position at the top of the medal standings, reflecting its consistency and dominance across both individual and team events at the ISSF Junior World Championship 2026.

Earlier, India’s Sameer won the gold medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior event after a composed performance in the final, finishing with 28 hits.

In the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Junior event, Rohit Kanyan delivered a superb performance to clinch the gold medal, further strengthening India’s campaign at the championship.

India also secured a silver medal through Prachi Gaikwad, who finished runner-up in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Junior event with a score of 354.7.