New Delhi, May 6 -- Rajasthan's Prachi and Mayank Choudhary clinched the first gold medal on offer in the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2025 Bihar, winning a thrilling duel with Uttar Pradesh in the 10m air pistol mixed team final at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Monday.

With the teams tied at 15-15, the soft-spoken and sharply focused Prachi, taking part in her second Khelo India Youth Games, shot 10.6 and helped Rajasthan win gold from Uttar Pradesh's Dev Pratap and Urva Chaudhary.

"Ups and downs were there during the match, and I'm happy my last shot was good enough to give us gold. I'm happy to clinch the top prize with Mayank," said the 18-year-old from Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Prachi was part of a team that won silver la...