Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 29:
Nongthombam Saini Devi set two new State Record on the sixth day of the 16th All manipur Shooting Competition at Khuman lampak Shooting Range today.
Representing Manipur Rifle Association in the competition the international shooter rewrote her own mark of 582 points of a total of 600 in clinching the 50 metre women�s individual Small Bore Sports Rifle Prone event with a tally of 587 today.
She also wrested the junior women title over the same distance and event with an identical score as in the women event in which MRA shooters Tongbram Aruna and Soubam Sobita finished second and third respectively.
The previous mark of 582/600 in the junior was also set by Saini.
MRA shooters dominated the day�s proceedings with RK Sanahal (564/600), RK Khogen (562) and Khongbantabam Nabakanta (559) respectively occupying the top three slots in men�s 50 metre individual Small Bore Rifle Prone event.
Nabakanta also went on to claim the first position in the junior men�s competition in the same event with a score of 559/600 as team-mates Chingsubam Manichouba and Sorokhaibam Sudeshchandra settled to the second and third positions respectively.
The State record in these events are held by Swamikumar L of SAI RC with an identical score of 576/600.