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Sameer Gulia becomes junior world champion, dedicates title to Jaspal Rana

Sameer Gulia becomes junior world champion, dedicates title to Jaspal Rana

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3 min readJun 20, 2026 12:13 AM IST Upon becoming the world junior champion in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol on Friday, Sameer Gulia’s first thoughts were about his gun’s grip. A couple of years ago, Jaspal Rana had advised the Haryana shooter to get his grip changed from Germany. Last week, Rana breathed his last and the 19-year-old chose to dedicate his maiden world title to the legendary coach. “Jaspal Rana sir was the guiding force for all juniors in the Indian team in recent years and earlier too. Every time I shot with this gun, his motivating words, ‘Aur mehnat kar Sameer beta aur dhyan na bhatkana’ (Work harder and don’t let your focus waver) would ring in my ears,” Gulia tells The Indian Express after triumphing at the ISSF World Junior Championships in Suhl, Germany. An only child, Gulia grew up in Purkhas village near Sonepat, eyeing his mother Anita Devi’s medals at home. Devi, who became the 25m pistol national champion in 2013, quit shooting to concentrate on making her son …

Manu Bhaker, Anish Bhanwala lead in 25m pistol

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Olympian Manu Bhaker and India’s top men’s rapid-fire pistol (RFP) shooter Anish Bhanwala, stayed on course for a top finish at the first-ever Olympic Selection Trials (OST) Rifle/Pistol, shooting solid qualification rounds in their 25m pistol OST T3 matches respectively. Aiming at the Bhopal’s M.P.State Shooting Academy range, Anish topped the men’s 25m RFP with a score of 587, while Manu came third in the women’s 25m pistol with 585, to maintain top rank among the five shooters in each event. The finals come up on Sunday where there are crucial podium points to be won by the five qualified shooters. In the women’s pistol, Rhythm Sangwan, after having two ordinary outings by her standards in Delhi, bounced back with a top score of 586, while Simranpreet Kaur Brar continued an inspired run to pip Manu to second on inner 10s with a 585. Esha Singh (579) was fourth while Abhidnya Ashok Patil (575) was fifth. Olympic Shooting Trials UPDATE — Women’s 25m Pistol qualification:Rhythm – 586, Simranpreet – 585, Manu – 585, Esha – …