When Jonathan Antony was shooting in the 10m air pistol qualification round in the ISSF Junior World Cup In New Delhi, he was not worried about the medal. The Bengaluru shooter was steady with the series of 99, 98, 98, 98, 98. However, he lost focus in the last series and shot a 95. Though only 15, Jonathan was thinking of shooting a 590 plus score, but the pressure got him. Nonetheless, Jonathan qualified for the final on top with 586. The second shooter in the ranking was his teammate Chirag Sharma, who shot 578. Jonathan, the National Games gold medallist, won gold in the final with an impressive score of 244.8. Italian shooter Luca Arrighi shot silver. Despite being a junior and new to the circuit, Jonathan has risen rapidly in the rankings. “I have done well in the recent trials and in the Nationals later this year, I should be in the Group A of the senior team,” Jonathan told TOI .In the junior women’s category, Rashmika Sahgal took silver after shooting 236.1, behind Russia’s Evelina Sheina, who is participating under the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) flag.
