Addya Katyal Clinches Junior Women's Trap Title at National Shooting Championship

Addya Katyal's Triumph in Junior Women's Trap

In a remarkable display of skill and composure, Addya Katyal from Delhi secured the junior women's Trap championship at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (Shotgun) held at the Karni Singh Shooting Range. She achieved a total of 42 hits, narrowly defeating Sabeera Haris from Uttar Pradesh, who finished with 41 hits to take the silver medal. Tanisska Senthilkumar from Tamil Nadu earned the bronze with 28 hits, according to a statement from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).

Qualification Round Highlights

Addya dominated the qualification round, finishing first with an impressive score of 112 hits. Bhavya Tripathi from Delhi followed closely in second place with 110 hits but ended up in sixth during the final with only 11 hits. Tanisska qualified third with 105 hits, while Darshna Rathore from Rajasthan and Sabeera Haris scored 104 and 102 hits, respectively, completing the top six who advanced to the medal round.

Final Match Overview

During the final, Addya showcased her ability to maintain focus under pressure, pulling ahead at critical moments to secure her gold medal. Sabeera remained competitive until the final series, finishing just one hit behind. Tanisska held her ground in the middle stages to claim third place, while Darshna Rathore and Ananya Yaduvanshi finished fourth and fifth with scores of 23 and 17, respectively.

Junior Women's Trap Team Results

The junior women's trap team gold was awarded to Delhi, which achieved a combined score of 323, thanks to the contributions of Addya Katyal, Bhavya Tripathi, and Ananya Yaduvanshi. Tamil Nadu secured the silver with a score of 295, represented by Tanisska Senthilkumar, Nilaa Rajaa Baalu, and Anthra Rajsekar. Rajasthan rounded out the podium in third place with a total of 274, featuring Darshna Rathore, Maitreyi Singh, and Mahika Kitawat.

Upcoming Events

The 68th NSCC will continue into the new year, with the 10m Air Rifle Women finals set for January 2, 2026, at the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal. The Trap Men final will also take place on the same day at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi.

Other Results

50m Rifle Prone Women

Senior Priya (ARMU) - Gold (626.3) Ashi Chouksey (Madhya Pradesh) - Silver (625.7) Nischal (Haryana) - Bronze (624.3)

Senior Team Haryana (Nischal, Swati, Aakriti Dahiya) - Gold (1863.1) Punjab (Anjum Moudgil, Nimrat Kaur Brar, Sift Kaur Samra) - Silver (1859.9) Madhya Pradesh (Ashi Chouksey, Sunidhi Chauhan, Nupur Kumrawat) - Bronze (1856.0)

Junior Nischal (Haryana) - 624.3 Nimrat Kaur Brar (Punjab) - 622.7 Tilottama Sen (Karnataka) - 622.4

Junior Team Punjab (Nimrat Kaur Brar, Gursidak Kaur Khosa, Harsehajreet Kaur Jhajj) - Gold (1855.5) Chandigarh (Geet, Maitreyi Hooda, Mahit Sandhu) - Silver (1847.2) Karnataka (Tilottama Sen, Vanshika Lahoria, Anushka H Thokur) - Bronze (1820.4)

Youth Nimrat Kaur Brar (Punjab) - Gold (622.7) Tilottama Sen (Karnataka) - 622.4 Gursidak Kaur Khosa (Punjab) - Silver (620.3)

Deaf Mahit Sandhu (Chandigarh) - Gold (615.0) Natasha Uday Joshi (Maharashtra) - Silver (613.6) Priyesha Deshmukh (Maharashtra) - Bronze (603.8)

Civilian Nimrat Kaur Brar (Punjab) - Gold (622.7) Grishma Bharattkumar Mistry (Gujarat) - Silver (620.7) Gursidak Kaur Khosa (Punjab) - Bronze (620.3)

Civilian Team Punjab (Nimrat Kaur Brar, Gursidak Kaur Khosa, Mahek Jatana) - Gold (1858.6) Gujarat (Grishma Bharattkumar Mistry, Pallavi Suthar, Shraddha Mansukhbhai Thumar) - Silver (1842.3) Rajasthan (Sweety Choudhary, Monika Jakhar, Khwaish Sharma) - Bronze (1841.9)

Civilian Junior Nimrat Kaur Brar (Punjab) - Gold (622.7) Gursidak Kaur Khosa (Punjab) - Silver (620.3) Prarthana Sen (Madhya Pradesh) - Bronze (619.0)

Civilian Junior Team Punjab (Nimrat Kaur Brar, Gursidak Kaur Khosa, Harserajreet Kaur Jhajj) - Gold (1855.5) Madhya Pradesh (Yugeshwari Bais, Sharanya Lakhan, Archana Damale) - Silver (1840.2) Maharashtra (Sanya Sudesh Sapale, Vedanti Naresh Bhatt, Nirzara Shivaji Patil) - Bronze (1835.6)

Master Tejaswini Sawant (Maharashtra) - Gold Kuheli Gangulee (CISF) - Silver Poonam Choudhary (Rajasthan) - Bronze

25m Standard Pistol

Senior Harsh Gupta (Delhi) - Gold (579-18x) Gurpreet Singh (Army) - Silver (575-16x) Adarsh Singh (Haryana) - Bronze (575-12x)

Senior Team Army Marksmanship Unit (Gurpreet Singh, Deepandra Singh, Pradhyumn Singh) - Gold (1700.0-41x) Punjab (Vuayveer Sidhu, Amanpreet Singh, Udhayveer Sidhu) - Silver (1691.0-41x) Haryana (Adarsh Singh, Gourav Gupta, Sameer) - Bronze (1680.0-25x)

Junior Abhinav Deshwal (Uttarakhand) - Gold (570-10x) Mukesh Nelavalli (Andra Pradesh) - Silver (569-13x) Abhinav Choudhary (Rajasthan) - Bronze (566-16x)

Junior Team Rajasthan (Somil Chaudhary, Yogesh Kumar, Aditya Choudhary) - Gold (1668.0-27x) Madhya Pradesh (Suraj Sharma, Sahil Choudhary, Yugpratap Singh Rathore) - Silver (1667.0-32x) Uttar Pradesh (Parth Rana, Avinish Singh, Ishan Khan) - Bronze (1664.0-27x)

Deaf Abhinav Deshwal (Uttarakhand) - Gold (570-10x) Yash Ahlawat (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver (536-6x) Shubham Vashist (Haryana) - Bronze (534-6x)

Civilian Abhay Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh) - Gold (568-15x) Nishant Tomar (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver (565-15x) Sarthak Sandhu (Haryana) - Bronze (564-13x)

Civilian Team Haryana (Sarthak Sandhu, Ashwani Yadav, Gourav Gupta) - Gold (1679-34x) Rajasthan (Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Kartikey, Aditya Choudhary) - Silver (1665-33x) Punjab (Sukrant, Baljit Singh, Chandan Jot Singh) - Bronze (1658-26x)

Civilian Junior Granth Chaudhary (Rajasthan) - Gold (561-12x) Sukrant(Punjab) - Silver (561-10x) Somil Chaudhary (Rajasthan) - Bronze (561-10x)

Civilian Junior Team Punjab (Manav Singh, Gurgaven Singh Sidhu, Harmanpreet Singh) - Gold (1661.0-26x) Punjab (Sukrant, Biruday Partap Singh, Udayraj Singh Aujla) - Silver (1655.0-23x) Uttar Pradesh (Parth Rana, Avinsh Singh, Karan Chauhan) - Bronze (1652.0-23x)

Master Mahesh Hire (Maharasthra) - Gold Pemba Tamang, SM (Arunachal Pradesh) - Silver Sib Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) - Bronze

Senior Master Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Gold Akash Deep Singh Gill (Chandigarh) - Silver Dhyan Singh (Uttar Pradesh) - Bronze

Super Master Ashok Pandit (Maharashtra) - Gold Prabhat Kumar Singh (Uttar Pradesh) - Silver Shyam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) - Bronze.