Dehradun, Feb. 4 -- 15-year-old shooter Jonathan Anthony made a massive statement on a big stage, outdoing Olympians in the ongoing 38th National Games in the men's 10 m pistol event to win the gold medal.

On Monday, representing Karnataka, Anthony secured his first-ever senior national gold with 240.7 points, outdoing Services' Ravinder Singh (240.3) and Gurpreet Singh (220.1), as per Olympics.com. The final also featured Sarabjot Singh, the Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medalist Sarabjot Singh, but he finished fourth with 198.4 points. Anthony held his nerves well to become the youngest National Games champion in the 10 m air pistol event.

"I am thrilled with this win," Anthony said as quoted by Olympics.com.

"Competing against such tal...