National Selection Trials: Suruchi Singh & Saurabh Chaudhary Win 10m Pistol T4

Last Updated:June 30, 2025, 20:00 IST

Suruchi Inder Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary excelled at the National Selection Trials 3 & 4 in Raipur.

Suruchi Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary win 10m Pistol T4 at National Selection Trials

Suruchi Inder Singh continued her remarkable form this season, finishing at the top of the T4 10m Pistol Women event. Olympian Saurabh Chaudhary claimed the top spot in the men’s event on the final day of the National Selection Trials 3 & 4 (Rifle & Pistol) for Group ‘A’ athletes at the Trishul Shooting Range, Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur. Both athletes also led their respective qualification rounds with high scores of 588 and 587 respectively.

Suruchi dominated the finals from the start, finishing with a score of 244.3, 3.1 points ahead of Anjali Shekhawat, who secured second place. The experienced Rahi Sarnobat finished third with a score of 221.6. Olympians Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh took fourth and fifth places with scores of 202.5 and 179.6. Sainyam, K.M. Priyanka Patel, and D. Padma completed the final lineup.

Suruchi shot an impressive 588-20x in qualification, finishing ahead of Anjali and Rahi, who shot 584-25x and 579-23x respectively to secure the top three spots. Priyanka Patel (579-18x), Sainyam (579-16x), Manu (577-21x), D. Padma (577-21x), and Esha (577-18x) completed the top eight.

What Suruchi After Winning?

“There’s really no big secret to how I shoot. I don’t look at the clock or think about how fast I’m going, I just keep shooting until it’s done. The rhythm takes over, and everything flows naturally, and that’s probably what helps me stay focused. For now, I’m looking forward to the Haryana State Championships and then we head into the national camp. Step by step, I just want to keep doing my best, said Suruchi after her double wins in the trials.

In the men’s final, Saurabh secured the top spot with a score of 245.7, just 0.4 points ahead of Subhash Sihag, who finished with a score of 245.3. Aditya Malra took third place with a score of 223.5.  T3 winner Samrat Rana finished fourth, while Ujjawal Malik, Ajay Kumar Ambawat, Amit Sharma, and Rajan Tomar were the other finalists.

Earlier in qualification, Saurabh led the field with a score of 587. The competition for the top eight places was fiercely contested, with Ujjawal (583-22x), Rajan Tomar (583-21x), Amit Sharma (582-24x), Subhash Sihag (582-22x), Ajay Kumar (582-19x), Aditya (582-18x), and Samrat (582-17x) completing the lineup.

Ritayan Basu

Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha...Read More

Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha...

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