National selection trials: Bhavesh wins in rapid fire, Ramita tops air rifle event

National selection trials: Bhavesh wins in rapid fire, Ramita tops air rifle event

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Rajasthan's Bhavesh Shekhawat won the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol T6 trials while Ramita emerged triumphant in the women's 10m air rifle T5 competition at the ongoing national selection trials (5 and 6) at the Karni Singh Range here on Tuesday.

Bhavesh, who was second to Anish Bhanwala in the T5 trial earlier this week, did not disappoint on Tuesday, scoring 33 hits in the final to upstage Army shooter Gurmeet who ended with a score of 31.

In the women's air rifle final, Ramita was in fine form, posting a start-to-finish victory with a 24-shot final score of 252.8.