SUHL (GERMANY), May 20: Adriyan Karmakar, son of Olympian and Arjuna awardee Joydeep Karmakar, clinched the silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 here on Tuesday, registering India’s first medal of the competition.
Making his debut at an ISSF World Cup, the 20-year-old shot a stellar 626.7 a new junior national record narrowly missing the gold by 0.3 points to Sweden’s Jesper Johansson, who scored 627.0. Griffin Lake of the United States took the bronze with 624.6.
Adriyan, a former Khelo India Youth Games gold medallist and junior national champion in the rifle 3-position event, delivered a composed performance, emerging as one of the earliest finishers in the event that saw stiff international competition.
Among the other Indian contenders, Rohit Kanyan (15) placed 12th with a total of 620.2, while Vedant Nitin Waghmare ended in 35th position with 614.4.
In the women’s 50m rifle prone event, Anushka Thokur finished sixth with a score of 623.5. Prachi Gaikwad followed at 22nd with 618.3.
The Junior World Cup, being hosted in Suhl until May 26, features 638 athletes from 59 countries competing across 17 medal events, including Olympic and non-Olympic shooting disciplines for the U-21 category.
India is fielding a 57-member squad led by Paris 2024 Olympian Raiza Dhillon and is contesting in all events.
Indian shooters will next compete in the 10m air pistol events scheduled for Wednesday.
(UNI)
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