New Delhi, March 8 Arshdeep Kaur secured the top spot in the finals of the 25m pistol women's event in a highly competitive field of the National Selection Trials (Group A), which also featured double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker.
The Punjab shooter, who qualified in eighth position, edged out the experienced Divya T.S with a score of 37-36 to finish on top in the eight-shooter final.
Former Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat secured third place with 33 hits, after she prevailed over Divya in a shoot-off.
Rhythm Sangwan finished fourth, followed by Niveditha V. Nair, Bhaker, national bronze medallist Anjali Choudhary, and Chinki Yadav, who completed the top eight.
Bhakker qualified for the finals in first place after two days of qualification in the precision and rapid stages, with a combined score of 582-17x (Precision 287, Rapid 295).
Rahi followed with a score of 580-20x (Precision 292, Rapid 288), and Divya T.S qualified in third place with a score of 580-13x (Precision 290, Rapid 290).
Niveditha V. Nair (577-23x, Precision 288, Rapid 289), Rhythm Sangwan (577-16x, Precision 285, Rapid 292), Anjali Choudhary (576-12x, Precision 287, Rapid 289), Chinki Yadav (575-20x, Precision 280, Rapid 290), and Arshdeep Kaur (575-19x, Precision 285, Rapid 290) completed the top eight.
The qualification and finals of 50m Rifle 3 Positions for both men and women, along with the qualification and finals of 10m Air Pistol for men, will be held on Monday.
