Twin medals for Virbhadra Vijay Salokhe

PUNE: Another shooting talent from Kolhapur emerged when 16-year-old Virbhadra Vijay Salokhe bagged two medals at the Gun For Glory rifle and pistol championships at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports complex on Friday.
Virbhadra, a student of Ajit Patil who coached world champion Tejaswini Sawant, won gold in the 10 metre air rifle for youth men and silver in the same event for senior men in the National Record (NR) category with a score of 384.
The teenager, who had a sequence of 95, 97, 98 and 94, was leading the men's category at close on Thursday, but was pipped by Tamil Nadu's J Kumara who shot 388 on Friday.
Nevertheless, the twin medals were a big boost for the youngster who last year won gold at the national junior championship.