Anushka Thokur clinched gold in the womens final. Indias young shooters made a strong start to their ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun campaign in New Delhi 2025, clinching all three medals in the womens 50m Rifle Prone event and adding a silver and bronze in the mens category, as the first medals of the competition were decided on Thursday at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. Anushka Thokur underlined her class in the womens final, shooting series of 104.0, 103.6, 103.8, 102.2, 105.0, and 103.0 for a total of 621.6, securing the gold medal. Teammate Anshika followed with 619.2 (103.2, 103.4, 101.9, 101.6, 104.7, 104.4) to take silver, while Aadhya Agrawal completed the clean sweep for India with a score of 615.9 (102.6, 102.8, 101.7, 104.8, 101.8, 102.2) to earn bronze. India begin their @issf_official junior World Cup campaign with a BANG as Anushka Thokur (centre) , Anshika (left) & Aadhya Agrawal (right) sweep the Jnr womens 50m rifle prone event. Congratulations !!! #ISSFJuniorWorldCup #ISSFJWC #ISSFJWCNewDelhi2025 In the mens event, individual neutral athlete Kamil Nuriakhmetov claimed gold with a score of 618.9 (103.3, 103.5, 103.3, 102.6, 103.0, 103.2). Indias Deependra Singh Shekhawat put up a strong fight to take silver with 617.9 (102.9, 101.7, 103.4, 102.2, 104.6, 103.1), while Rohit Kanyan added a bronze to the host nations tally, scoring 616.3 (101.7, 102.6, 100.9, 102.6, 105.2, 103.3). Two more medals for India as Deependra Shekhawat (left) wins & Rohit Kanyan (right) in the Jnr mens 50m rifle prone. Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) Kamil Nuriakhmetov (centre) won with 618.9, a point ahead of Deependra. Well done lads! #ISSFJuniorWorldCup The action continues with the mens and womens 10m Air Pistol finals scheduled for September 26. The qualifications for both events will kick off early on the same day at 9:15 AM. A total of 23 shooters from eight countries will compete in the mens 10m Air Pistol, with Indias challenge led by reigning junior Asian champion Kapil Bainsla, Asian championship bronze medalist Jonathan Gavin Antony, and their teammate Vijay Kumar Tomar. In the womens section, reigning Junior Asian Champion Rashmika Sahgal will lead Indias charge alongside Shymkent team gold medalists Vanshika Chaudhary and Mohini Singh, competing against 22 athletes from 8 nations. Skeet qualification for both men and women also begins early at 9 AM with 75 targets on Qualification Day 1. The ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 is an international shooting competition with junior athletes in Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun events held in New Delhi. India performed impressively in the opening events, sweeping the women's 50m Rifle Prone medals while clinching silver and bronze in the mens category. As the event unfolds, audiences can catch all finals of the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun live on the ISSFs YouTube channel. The prominent Indian junior shooters to keep an eye on include Kapil Bainsla, Jonathan Gavin Antony, Vijay Kumar Tomar, Rashmika Sahgal, Vanshika Chaudhary, and Mohini Singh. Their performances could provide significant momentum for India's future success in international shooting sports.