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Anish Bhanwala stays on top in rapid fire pistol

Olympic quota winner Anish Bhanwala gained a stranglehold over the top spot in 25m rapid fire pistol with a score of 587 in the third Olympic shooting trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Saturday.

Anish improved his aggregate to gain a strong lead over the other Olympic quota winner in the event, Vijayveer Sidhu. The third best, Bhavesh Shekhawat lost some ground with a score of 577, but he was still breathing down the neck of Vijayveer for the second spot among the five.

In the women’s 25m sports pistol, world record holder and Olympic quota winner Rhythm Sangwan shot a top score of 586, but found herself in the fourth spot behind Manu Bhaker, Simranpreet Kaur Brar and Esha Singh in the overall aggregate. Rhythm had slipped with scores of 576 and 566 in the first two trials in Delhi.

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