Chaudhary bags gold in shooting

BUENOSAIRES: Pulling the trigger to the best of his ability, Saurabh Chaudhary gunned down the men’s 10m air rifle gold, capping off the Indian shooting team’s campaign at the Youth Olympics on Wednesday in the manner that befits its best-ever showing.

The 16-year-old Chaudhary dominated the final, shooting 244.2 to finish on top of the podium ahead of South Korea’s Sung Yunho (236.7). Switzerland’s Solari Jason bagged the bronze with 215.6 at the Parque Polideportivo Roca shooting range. The Indian had a staggering 18 scores of 10 and above in the eight-man finals. He also topped the qualifying with 580.

This was India’s fourth podium from shooting in four days, as the four individual shooters at the Games — Shahu Mane, Mehuli Ghosh, Many Bhaker and Chaudhary — won two gold and two silver medals between them.

ARCHANA TO AIM FOR TT BRONZE MEDAL

BUENOSAIRES:ARCHANA Kamath’s stunning run in the table tennis competition of the Youth Olympics ended with a loss in the semi-finals here on Wednesday.

She lost 1-4 after valiantly trying to unravel the second seed from China, Yingsha Sun, in a tense encounter. Archana is still in the running for the bronze medal though, when she takes on Romania’s Andreea Dragoman later in the evening, early morning in India.

The 18-year-old from Karnataka had created history on Wednesday morning, becoming the first Indian ever to enter the semi-finals of the Youth Olympics. She defeated Azerbaijan’s Ning Jing 4-3 to achieve this amazing feat.

U-18 WOMEN LOSE TO ARGENTINA 2-5

BUENOS AIRES: The Indian U-18 Women’s Hockey on Wednesday lost a hard fought match to hosts Argentina. After a high-scoring 16-0 win against Vanuatu on Tuesday, the India team was beaten in the Hockey 5s competition 2-5 at the Parque Polideportivo Roca.

For India’s Mumtaz Khan scored an equaliser in the eighth minute and the second hit came from Reet.