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Nepal Army dominates shooting tournament

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KATHMANDU, July 2: Nepal Army dominated the second day of the Nation-wide Open Shooting Tournament sweeping the top three positions in the men´s 10 m air pistol category on Saturday.



Sudan Khadka of Nepal Army clinched gold in the 10 m air pistol scoring 550 points out of a total of 600 at the Satdobato Shooting Range. [break]



Another army man Kuber KC finished second with 539 points while his club-mate Pancha Kumar Mahat trailed behind by one point to claim bronze with 538 points.



Tikaram Shrestha of Sunsari claimed gold in the men´s 10 m air rifle scoring 568out of 600 points. Krishna Ghorasaini of Nepal Army won silver with 563 points while Asim Yadav of Saptari secured bronze with 561 points.



The tournament will conclude on Sunday when the competition for women´s 10 m air rifle and 10 m air pistol will be held. The tournament is being organized by Nepal Shooting Association.




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