India’s 16-year-old Jonathan Gavin Antony stole the spotlight on Day 2 of the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2025 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi today, delivering a flawless performance to win the men’s 10m air pistol title. The young Indian, who had topped the qualification, carried his form into the finals, shooting 21 of 24 shots in the 10s to secure gold with a commanding margin of 8.5 points. Italy’s Luca Arrighi took silver with 236.3, while Spain’s Lucas Sanchez Tome claimed bronze on 215.1. In the junior women’s 10m air pistol final, Individual Neutral Athlete Evelina Shiena bagged gold with 240.9 while India’s Rashmika Sahgal took silver with 236.1. Iran’s Fatemah Shekari got bronze with 213.8.
The skeet competition also began with qualification rounds on Day 2. Asian Championship silver medallist Harmehar Singh Lally led the men’s field with an impressive 74 hits out of 75. He was closely followed by Cyprus’s Andreas Pontikis, Finland’s Lassi Akseli Matias, and Italy’s Marco Coco, all with 73 hits. In the junior women’s skeet, reigning Asian champion Mansi Raghuwanshi topped qualification day 1 with 71 hits from 75 targets. She was followed by the USA’s Chloe Chaleunsinh with 69 and Italy’s World Championship silver medallist Arianna Nember with 68.
