Reuel Longjam, Digvijay Soram set new records in IW shooting competition
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 02 2022:
Reuel Longjam and Digvijay Soram set new records in the 11th Imphal West District Shooting Competition 2022 on Thursday.
Reuel Longjam scored 373 points in the 10m air pistol (NR) youth men individual event to break the previous record (369 pts) held by Ph Rahul Sharma and win the top podium honour.
The event also saw Ngangba Thounaojam (338 pts) and Jupiter Ashem (336 pts) complete the top three.
On the other hand, Digvijay Soram established the new record in the 10m air rifle men (novices) individual contest by accumulating 367 points.
He surpassed the long-standing record (362 pts) of U Bentosh Meetei, who set the record in the first edition of Imphal West District Shooting Competition in 2009.In the event on Thursday, Nongmeithem Bidyananda Angom secured the second place with 289 points and Irom Satyabarta Singh settled for the bronze medal with 287 points.
Among other top finishers (gold medallists) of the day were K Asish Sharma (both in 10m .177 peep sight air rifle men individual & .22 free rifle prone events), Arvind Irungbam (10m .177 peep sight air rifle jr men), Thokchom Telheiba Meitei (10m .177 peep sight air rifle youth men), Shamurailatpam Tulky (10m .177 peep sight air rifle women), Ngashepam Sonia Devi (10m .177 peep sight air rifle jr women), Yengkhom Menaka (10m .177 peep sight air rifle youth women), Leishram Kingson (10m air pistol men), Leeojen Leishangthem (.22 free rifle prone jr men), Ksh Nisha Chanu (.22 rifle prone women), B Roshnikumar (.22 open sight rifle prone men), Lanchenba Nongthombam (10m air pistol men), Nganba Thounaojam (10m air pistol jr men), Irengbam Reema Devi (10m air pistol women) and L Nandakumar Singh (10m air pistol veteran men) .