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new delhi: India’s 16-year-old Jonathan Gavin Antony stole the limelight on day two of the ISSF Junior World here by winning the men’s 10m air pistol title with a flawless performance.

The young Indian, who had topped qualification with 586-19x, 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 (572-21x), while Spain’s Lucas Sanchez Tome claimed bronze on 215.1 (573-11x). The final also witnessed the tournament’s first shoot-off, where Iran’s Hosein Gohari edged out Italy’s Gabriele Aldo Villani for sixth place, after both were tied on 156.8. The Iranian went on to finish fifth with 174.8 (572-12x).

Individual Neutral Athlete Vladislav Makarov (194.3) and Igor Tu

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