Zeena was fourth in qualifying, but shot a world class 252.2 in the final to top a quality eight-woman field. Mehuli finished with 250.5 while Apurvi logged 227.6 to go out in third.
Apurvi did team up with Shriyanka Sadangi and Gayatri Pawaskar to win the team gold for ONGC. Mehuli also won a double gold on the day with the individual and team junior titles in Air Rifle.
Among the teams, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and West Bengal were among states that won two gold medals each.
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SHOOTING: ZEENA KHITTA IS THE NEW NATIONAL WOMEN’S 10M AIR RIFLE CHAMPION
Special Correspondent - 2019-12-19 18:22
Bhopal: Himachal’s Zeena Khitta was crowned the new national champion in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle at the 63rdNational Shooting Championship Competitions , comfortably finishing ahead of West Bengal’s Mehuli Ghosh and world number three Apurvi Chandela of Rajasthan, who won silver and bronze respectively.