India’s Ganemat Sekhon wins silver in women’s skeet at ISSF Junior World Championships

Chandigarh shooter Ganemat Sekhon, who picked up her first senior ISSF World Cup stage medals in New Delhi earlier this year, went down in a shoot-off to American Alisha Fayth Layne, after both were tied on 46 hits in the 60-shot final. Ganemat Sekhon wins silver in women’s skeet at ISSF Junior World Championships (Image Courtesy: NRAI)HIGHLIGHTSGanemat Sekhon wins silver in women’s skeet at ISSF Junior World ChampionshipsAmerican Alisha Fayth Layne pips Ganemat to win the gold medalManu Bhaker claiming gold in the women’s 10m air pistolRising Indian women’s skeet shooter Ganemat Sekhon bagged a silver medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru, late on Thursday.

The Chandigarh shooter, who picked up her first senior ISSF World Cup stage medals in New Delhi earlier this year, went down in a shoot-off to American Alisha Fayth Layne, after both were tied on 46 hits in the 60-shot final.Sara Bongini of Italy won bronze.It was a fruitful Thursday for the country with Manu Bhaker claiming gold in the women’s 10m air pistol leading an Indian 1-2 in the event with teammate Esha Singh claiming silver.Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil of Mumbai had begun the medal rush with a silver in the men’s 10m air rifle and Ramita followed that up with a bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle.The second Indian in the women’s skeet final, Raiza Dhillon, could not get going and finished sixth after hitting 14 of the first 20 targets.India also finished outside the medals bracket in the men’s 10m air pistol with Naveen finishing fourth, Sarabjot Singh sixth and Vijayveer Sidhu ending eighth after all three had made the finals.In the men’s skeet, none of the three Indians in the fray, Rajveer Gill, Abhay Singh Sekhon and Ayush Rudraraju could make it to the six-man finals.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.