India, Dec. 28 -- Teenage Bengaluru shooter Tilottama Sen gave a composed performance to win the women's 50m rifle 3-Positions gold at the National Shooting Championships, here on Saturday. The 17-year-old, who was the youngest Indian shooter to secure a Paris Olympics quota place for the country, took the top podium spot with a score of 466.9. Kerala's Vidarsa K Vinod secured the silver medal with 462.9, finishing four points adrift, while Railways' rifle stalwart Ayonika Paul completed the podium with the bronze after scoring 451.8. Earlier, Tilottama had topped the qualification round with 591, underscoring her consistency across standing, kneeling and prone positions.

Vidarsa followed closely in second place with 589, while Tilottama...