Divya wins women's air pistol T6 event at national trials

NEW DELHI: Karnataka's Divya TS won the women's 10m air pistol T6 event at the national shooting trials here on Tuesday.

Divya beat Haryana's Rhythm Sangwan 16-12 in the final to claim the gold medal at the Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR) here.

Rhythm, however, won both the youth and junior women's air pistol T6 trials to land a double.

In the junior women's final, Rhythm beat UP's Divanshi Dhama 16-8 to clinch the gold, while in the youth final, she beat yet another UP girl Mansi Anand 16-2.

Neha of Uttar Pradesh had topped the 283-strong qualifying field in the women's air pistol with a score of 582, while Divya and Rhythm had finished second and third with 576 and 575 respectively.