Published: January 6, 2026 at 8:19 pm
Telangana shooters secured eight medals, 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze, at the National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC). They showcased excellence across Shotgun and Rifle disciplines. The shooters won three gold medals in Shotgun events and bagged a gold, a silver and three bronze in Rifle shooting.
Gusti Noria clinched a gold medal in (N-84) Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting (ISSF Senior Master Men Individual), while Darius Chenai secured gold in (N-72) Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting (ISSF Senior Master Men Individual). Continuing the winning momentum, Yuvek Battula and Venkat Lakshmi Lakku captured gold in (N-97) Skeet Mixed Junior Team (ISSF National Championship), marking a major success for Telangana’s junior contingent. E Chetan Reddy earned a bronze medal in (N-92) Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting (ISSF Master Men Individual).
Darius Chenai secured gold in (N-72) Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting (ISSF Senior Master Men Individual)
In Rifle events, Mohd Abdul Khalique emerged as one of Telangana’s top medalists, winning gold in (NM-14) 50M Rifle Prone Junior Men (ISSF Civilian Championship) and adding a bronze in (NM-13) 50M Rifle Prone Junior Men (ISSF National Championship), along with teammates Khan Mustafa Khan and Rohit Kaviti. Telangana further secured a silver medal in (NM-09) 50M Rifle Three Position Junior Women (ISSF Civilian Championship) through Chennupalli Pranathi, Raja Sagi Sri Apoorva, and Dhavalika Devi Nyamurs. Rohit Kaviti also contributed a bronze medal in (NM-04) 50M Rifle Three Position Junior Men (ISSF Civilian Championship).
Congratulating the medal winners and participants, Amit Sanghi, president of the Telangana Rifle Association, senior vice-president of NRAI, and vice-president of the Telangana Olympic Association (TOA), praised the athletes for their discipline, commitment and resilience. He stated that the consistent medal-winning performances reflect Telangana’s robust training ecosystem and its growing stature in Indian shooting sports.
The Telangana Rifle Association extended heartfelt congratulations to all medalists and participants and thanked the NRAI for the successful conduct of the 68th NSCC 2025. The association reaffirmed its commitment to nurturing talent and building a strong pipeline of shooters capable of excelling at national and international levels.
Gusti Noria clinched a gold medal in (N-84) Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting (ISSF Senior Master Men Individual)
Results: (N-84) Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting (ISSF) National Championship Sr Master Men Individual: 1. Gusia Noria TRA (99) 41, 2. Giristh Punja KAR (97) 39, 3. Rajagopal Tondaiman TN (92) 33.
(N-92) Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting (ISSF) Master Men Individual: 1. Sarosh Khan AROSH RAJ (98) 44, 2. Syed Hammad Meer DEL (106) 41, 3. E Chetan Reddy TRA (105) 34.
(N-97) Skeet Mixed Junior Team (ISSF) National Championship: 1. Yuvek Battula 68.0 & Venkat Lakshmi Lakku 73.0 TRA 141, 2. Vanshika 71.0 & Jyotiraditya Singh 69.0 MP 140, 3. Parmeet Kaur 63.0 & Harmehar Singh Lally 73.0 Raj 136.
(N-72) Clay Pigeon Trap Shooting (ISSF) National Senior Master Men Individual: 1. Darius Chenai TRA (94) 36, 2. Dr Parthiban Manoharan TN (100) 33, 3. Iqbal Nabi UP (92) 29.
(NM-13) 50M Rifle Prone Junior Men (ISSF) National Championship (Individual & Team): 1. Vedant Nitin Waghmare 623.0 & Krishna Vikas Shelke 617.2 & Gaurav Dinesh Desle 615.6 MAH 1855.8, 2. Manvendra Singh 620.8 & Deependra Singh 613.7 and Harsha Vardhan Sharma 611.5 Raj 1846.0, 3. Mohd Abdul Khalique-Khan Mustafa Khan 616.1 & Rohit Kaviti 616.1 & Adnan Khusrove 608.4 TRA 1840.6.
(NM-14) 50M Rifle Prone Junior Men (ISSF) Civilian Championship (Individual & Team): 1. Mohd Abdul Khalique-Khan Mustafa Khan 616.1 & Rohit Kaviti 616.1 & Rayan Faisal Yousufuddin 608.2 TRA 1840.4, 2. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat 620.8 & Harsh Vardhan Sharma 611.5 & Prince 606.2 RAJ 1838.5, 3. Devansh Moudgil 620.2 & Farhan Mirza 611.6 & Somil Negi 601.1 HP 1832.9.
Rohit Kaviti, Mohd Abdul Khalique Khan Mustafa Khan and Adnan Khusrove
(NM-09) 50M Rifle Three Position Junior Women (ISSF) Civilian Championship (Individual & Team): 1. Shrivalli Shrivastava 583.0-27x, Archana Damahe 578.0-20x, Pratha Rathod 576.0-25x MP 1737.0-72x; 2. Chennupalli Pranathi 579.0-19x, Raja Sagi Sri Apoorva 578.0-23x, Dhavalika Devi Nyamurs 571.0-25x TRA 1728.0-67x; 3. Sharanya Lakhan 579.0-26x, Yugeshwari Bais 573.0-23x, Prarthana Sen 569.0-16x MP 1721.0-65x.
(NM-04) 50 M Rifle Three Position Junior Men (ISSF) Civilian Championship (Individual & Team): 1. S Hitesh TN 583-29x, 2. Gauurav Dinesh MAH 583-24x, 3. Rohit Kaviti TRA 580-27x.
