Ajay trumps elite field to win national crown
New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- In the ever-changing landscape of Indian shooting, upsets no longer raise eyebrows. On any given day, an unheralded shooter can make a world-class field look ordinary. Ajay Kumar Ambawat did exactly that on Saturday at the National Shooting Championships here.
He outclassed a formidable line-up - one that would have been equally strong at an international competition - featuring a world champion, three Olympians and a World Championships medallist. On a biting cold morning, the Army shooter stayed calm under pressure and walked away with the 10m air pistol national title at the Karni Singh Shooting Range.
The first challenge was surviving the qualification itself, with the cream of Indian shooting clubbed in the final r...
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