Indian sports wrap, December 27: Tilottama Sen claims 3P NSCC gold

SHOOTING

Tilottama claims women’s 50m rifle 3P gold at NSCC

Tilottama Sen produced a composed performance to notch 466.9 and win the gold medal in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final during the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) at the MP State Shooting Academy.

The Karnataka shooter carried her strong qualification form into the final to stay ahead of a competitive field. Kerala’s Vidarsa K. Vinod secured the silver medal with 462.9, while Railways’ Ayonika Paul completed the podium with the bronze medal after scoring 451.8.

Earlier, Tilottama had topped the qualification round with 591-29x, underlining her consistency across all three positions. Vidarsa followed closely in second place with 589-29x, while Karnataka’s Anushka H. Thokur had finished third in qualification with 588-33x. In the final, Anushka narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing fourth with 441.2. Ayushi Podder placed fifth with 430.6 (585-30x), followed by Ashi Chouksey, who finished with 430.6 after qualifying on 585-29x. Shriyanka Sadangi (403.9, 585-29x) and Ramita (403.8, 586-29x) rounded off the final lineup.

In the junior women’s 50m rifle 3P event, Army’s Rituparna Satish Deshmukh delivered a well-paced and controlled final to claim the gold medal with 458.6. Rituparna rose from fourth position in qualification, where she had shot 584-31x, to peak at the right time in the final. Haryana’s Nischal mounted a strong challenge but finished just 0.5 points behind to take the silver medal with 458.1. Anushka secured bronze with 447.6.

Shrivalli Shrivastava finished fourth in the junior final with 437.2, followed by Ramita with 424.9 and Tilottama with 414.3. Arya Chourasia (401.0) and Prachi Shashikant Gaikwad (388.9) completed the final standings.

In the senior women’s 50m rifle 3P team event, Rajasthan clinched the gold medal with an aggregate score of 1751, courtesy of Manini Kaushik, Sweety Choudhary, and Monika Jakhar. Madhya Pradesh finished a point behind to claim the silver medal with 1750, through the combined efforts of Ashi, Shrivalli, and Nupur Kumrawat. Haryana secured the bronze medal, also with a total of 1750, represented by Swati, Aakriti Dahiya, and Nischal.

Karnataka topped the junior women’s team standings to win the gold medal with an aggregate score of 1749, led by Tilottama, Anushka, and Vanshika Lahoria. Madhya Pradesh took the silver medal with 1737, thanks to Shrivalli, Archana Damahe, and Pratha Rathod, while Maharashtra completed the podium with the bronze medal on 1729, through Prachi Shashikant Gaikwad, Vedanti Naresh Bhatt, and Saniya Sudesh Sapale.

-Team Sportstar

GOLF

Tata Open: Jaglan, Sandhu set up enthralling final day

Shubham Jaglan joined Yuvraj Sandhu at the top of the leaderboard as the two made a strong bid for the Rs 2 crore top prize on the penultimate day of the TATA Open, the PGTI’s season-finale in Jamshedpur on Saturday.

The 20-year-old Jaglan (68-66-65), who turned professional earlier this year and is playing only his third event on the PGTI, came up with an error-free six-under 65 in the third round to move into a joint lead at 14-under 199.

The Gurugram-based Jaglan, who finished runner-up on his PGTI debut last month in Chandigarh, will be looking for his maiden title on the tour on Sunday at the Beldih and Golmuri golf courses.

Sandhu (67-64-68), the halfway leader by three shots, struck a three-under 68 in round three to end the day tied for the lead at 14-under 199. The Chandigarh golfer, a six-time winner on the PGTI this year, has already won the 2025 PGTI Order of Merit crown and sealed his spot on the DP World Tour for next year.

He is now looking for a record seventh title on the PGTI in a single season.

The trio of Veer Ahlawat (65), Khalin Joshi (68), and N Thangaraja (68) is placed five shots behind the joint leaders in tied third at nine-under 204.

In rounds one and two, one half of the field played its 18 holes at Beldih Golf Club while the other half played its 18 holes at the Golmuri Golf Club.

Overnight second, Jaglan, who was three shots off the lead, had a fruitful front-nine where he collected three birdies and an eagle thanks to two seven-foot and two 15-foot conversions.

On the back nine, he picked up a birdie on the 12th but also made two good par-saves, including a 25-footer that kept the momentum going for him.

-PTI

BADMINTON

National Championships: Surya Charishma to meet Tanvi Patri in women’s final

Tanvi came from a game down to end the inspired run of Maharashtra’ Shruti Mundada 18-21, 21-12, 21-15.
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Surya Charishma Tamiri and the up and coming Tanvi Patri set up the women’s singles summit clash at the Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Saturday after registering hard-fought wins over their respective opponents.

Surya Charishma, who had accounted for top seed Unnati Hooda in the quarterfinals, defeated World No. 45 Rakshita Sree R. 21-18, 18-21, 21-9 while Tanvi came from a game down to end the inspired run of Maharashtra’ Shruti Mundada 18-21, 21-12, 21-15.

In the men’s singles semifinals, 2024 Odisha Masters winner Rithvik Sanjeevi S. saved a match point before upsetting top seed Kiran George 21-16, 17-21, 22-20 in an hour and eight minutes.

Rithvik will now take on Bharat Raghav, who upset second seed M. Tharun 21-17, 11-21, 21-11 in 55 minutes.

In the mixed doubles semifinals, top seed Ashith Surya and Amrutha P. fought back after a disastrous opening game to beat third seeds Deep Rambhiya and Sonali Mirkhelkar 8-21, 21-18, 21-18 while second seeds Sathwik Reddy K. and Radhika Sharma defeated Nitin Kumar and Kanika Kanwal 21-13, 21-14.

The women’s doubles final will witness a clash of former national champions as third seeds Shikha Gautam and Ashwini Bhat defeated Vennala K. and Reshika U. 21-11, 21-15. Second seeds Priya Devi Konjengban and Shruti Mishra overcame the challenge from eighth seeded Aparna Balan and Simran Singhi 21-19, 21-14.

-Team Sportstar

Published on Dec 27, 2025