{"id":233371,"date":"2025-02-06T19:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/indian-navy-shooter-niraj-stuns-paris-medallist-swapnil-kusale-karnataka-on-top-of-tally-in-national-games\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:18:21","slug":"indian-navy-shooter-niraj-stuns-paris-medallist-swapnil-kusale-karnataka-on-top-of-tally-in-national-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/indian-navy-shooter-niraj-stuns-paris-medallist-swapnil-kusale-karnataka-on-top-of-tally-in-national-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Navy shooter Niraj stuns Paris medallist Swapnil Kusale, Karnataka on top of tally in National Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2025\/02\/harshit-bumrah-13-1738866459.webp?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Indian Navy shooter Niraj stuns Paris medallist Swapnil Kusale, Karnataka on top of tally in National Games\" title=\"Indian Navy shooter Niraj stuns Paris medallist Swapnil Kusale, Karnataka on top of tally in National Games\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : PTI<\/span> Swapnil Kusale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">Indian Navy&#8217;s shooter Niraj Kumar on Thursday stunned Paris Olympic Games medallist Swapnil Kusale in men&#8217;s 50-metre rifle 3 positions event in the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand.\u00a0  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Representing the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), the 25-year-old Niraj clinched the gold medal in the event with a scoreline of 464.1 to secure the top spot. Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar secured the silver with a score of 462. Notably, Maharashtra shooter Swapnil, who had created history in Paris as the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal in this event, settled for third place with 447.7 points.<\/p>\n<p>Haryana&#8217;s Suruchi Singh and Parmod defeated Rajasthan&#8217;s Anjali Shekhawat and Umesh Choudhary 17-7 to clinch the gold medal in the 10-metre air pistol mixed team event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deepika Kumari, Juyel Sarkar become archery champions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, veteran archer and Olympian Deepika Kumari won the gold medal in the women&#8217;s archery, while 18-year-old Juyel clinched the yellow metal in the men&#8217;s category. The 30-year-old Deepika, who reached into the quarterfinals in the women&#8217;s event in the Paris Olympics, defeated Ankita of Bihar 6-4 to clinch the gold for Jharkhand. She also clinched a gold in the team event.<\/p>\n<p>Juyel stunned four-time Olympian Tarundeep Rai on his way to his gold at the Nationals. The 18-year-old youngster defeated the 40-year-old Rai of Sikkim 6-2 in the semifinals, before outclassing\u00a0 Indra Chand Indra of Services in the final with a 6-4 win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Services on top spot in medal-tally<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Services are on top of the medal tally.\u00a0They have 31\u00a0gold, 13\u00a0silver and 12\u00a0bronze, followed by Karnataka\u00a0on second with 30\u00a0gold, 11\u00a0silver and as 15 bronze. Maharashtra moved a place up to third with 19 gold, 36 silver and 33 bronze.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated medal tally of National Games 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"tableouter\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width:500px\">&#13;<\/p>\n<tbody>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Rank<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>State\/UT\/Team<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Gold<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Silver<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Bronze<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Services<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Karnataka<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Maharashtra<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Haryana<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Tamil Nadu<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Manipur<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Delhi<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Kerala<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>Punjab<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/other\/indian-navy-shooter-niraj-stuns-paris-medallist-swapnil-kusale-karnataka-on-top-of-tally-in-national-games-2025-02-06-975040\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : PTI Swapnil Kusale. 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