Maheshwari edges Ganemat
Maheshwari Chauhan defended her crown against fierce competition in women’s skeet in the 62nd National shotgun championship at the JDA Range on Monday.
After qualifying second with 115 out of 125, 5 points behind Simran Preet Johal, Maheshwari pipped Ganemat Sekhon 52-51 in the final episode. Simran Preet went on to clinch the junior gold.
During the previous National championship in New Delhi, Maheshwari had won the tie-shoot 2-1 against Ganemat after the two were tied on 50 in the final showdown.
Maheshwari ecstatically said, “I had to stay strong and focused till the last shot. Becoming a National champion is always a good feeling and retaining the title definitely feels special. I am happy to bring the gold for Rajasthan for years,” who had been training at her home range in Jalore, for the last 2 months in preparation for the National championship.
Simran was a second year Law student from Punjabi University (Patiala). She eventually bagged the bronze. “Honestly, after the shaky start, I wasn’t confident of winning the gold. But, in a sport like shooting, anyone who gets stronger towards the end takes it away,” said Maheshwari. She has been focusing on shooting, with sound guidance from Mansher Singh, after graduating from Lady Shri Ram College. “Mansher pushes his athletes in the best way. He doesn’t help me on technical grounds, but in shooting, the mental game is the most important,” said Maheshwari.
It was a splendid performance by Simran, who was able to follow up on the senior bronze with the junior gold. She beat Parinaaz Dhaliwal 55-51. She also had the distinction of winning both the women’s and juniors team gold medals for Punjab. She feels proud to have shot a National record and becoming a National junior champion. She made a few small mistakes and thus ended up with the women’s bronze. She gave credit to her father Narinder Singh Johal for the success.
There was immense support of her parents which made it possible to shoot such fabulous results. My father is not a shooter but he is the one who helped me make it happen. She owes it coach Amardeep Singh Rai who gave her the foundation in the sport at the start.
The results:
Skeet: Women: 1. Maheshwari Chauhan 52 (115); 2. Ganemat Sekhon 51 (111); 3. Simran Preet Kaur Johal 41 (120). Junior women: 1. Simran Preet Kaur Johal 55 (120), 2. Parinaaz Dhaliwal 51 (111); 3. Darshna Rathore 40 (108).
After qualifying second with 115 out of 125, 5 points behind Simran Preet Johal, Maheshwari pipped Ganemat Sekhon 52-51 in the final episode. Simran Preet went on to clinch the junior gold.
During the previous National championship in New Delhi, Maheshwari had won the tie-shoot 2-1 against Ganemat after the two were tied on 50 in the final showdown.
Maheshwari ecstatically said, “I had to stay strong and focused till the last shot. Becoming a National champion is always a good feeling and retaining the title definitely feels special. I am happy to bring the gold for Rajasthan for years,” who had been training at her home range in Jalore, for the last 2 months in preparation for the National championship.
Simran was a second year Law student from Punjabi University (Patiala). She eventually bagged the bronze. “Honestly, after the shaky start, I wasn’t confident of winning the gold. But, in a sport like shooting, anyone who gets stronger towards the end takes it away,” said Maheshwari. She has been focusing on shooting, with sound guidance from Mansher Singh, after graduating from Lady Shri Ram College. “Mansher pushes his athletes in the best way. He doesn’t help me on technical grounds, but in shooting, the mental game is the most important,” said Maheshwari.
It was a splendid performance by Simran, who was able to follow up on the senior bronze with the junior gold. She beat Parinaaz Dhaliwal 55-51. She also had the distinction of winning both the women’s and juniors team gold medals for Punjab. She feels proud to have shot a National record and becoming a National junior champion. She made a few small mistakes and thus ended up with the women’s bronze. She gave credit to her father Narinder Singh Johal for the success.
There was immense support of her parents which made it possible to shoot such fabulous results. My father is not a shooter but he is the one who helped me make it happen. She owes it coach Amardeep Singh Rai who gave her the foundation in the sport at the start.
The results:
Skeet: Women: 1. Maheshwari Chauhan 52 (115); 2. Ganemat Sekhon 51 (111); 3. Simran Preet Kaur Johal 41 (120). Junior women: 1. Simran Preet Kaur Johal 55 (120), 2. Parinaaz Dhaliwal 51 (111); 3. Darshna Rathore 40 (108).
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