Shillong, June 30: The 9th Meghalaya State Shooting Championship 2024 concluded on Sunday, with the East Khasi Hills team emerging as the winner with 33 medals and West Garo Hills team taking the second spot with 8 medals.

The 5-day championship, which began on June 26, concluded at the Shooting Range in Shillong. It saw participation from shooters across the state, competing in various events like 10M Air Rifle, 10M Air Pistol, 25M Sports Pistol, 50M Free Pistol, and 50M Rifle Prone.

East Khasi Hills district emerged as the champions with 9 gold, 9 silver, and 15 bronze medals, followed by West Garo Hills winning 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals; Ri Bhoi won 3 medals – 2 gold and 1 silver; and West Jaintia Hills won 1 medal, being a gold medal. Meanwhile, West Khasi Hills did not win any medal.

Some notable individual winners include:
– Veronica Buhroy: Gold in 10M Air Rifle Championship Senior Women Individual
– Dennyson Kyrsian: Gold in 10M Air Rifle Championship Senior Men Individual
– Kopal Dubey: Gold in the 10M Air Rifle Youth Women Individual event
– Shashank: Gold in the 10M Air Rifle Youth Men Individual event
– Mawdaker Marwein: Gold in the 25M Standard Pistol Senior Men Individual event
– Toiabha Mylliempdah: Gold in the 25M Sports Pistol Senior Women Individual event
– Davis N. R. Marak: Gold in 10M Air Pistol Championship Master Men Individual; Gold in 25M Centre Fire Pistol Master Men Individual
– Walsall Momin (DSP, Meghalaya Police): Silver medal in 25m Centre Fire Pistol Senior Men Individual; Bronze medal in 10m Pistol Mixed Team – partnered with Sumita
– Amalisha Sangma: Gold in 50M Rifle Prone Women Individual and 50M Rifle Open Sight Women Individual Offline
– Tengsilchi Marak: Gold in 50M Rifle Open Sight Women Individual Online
– Rangku Oris N. Sangma: Gold in 10M Air Rifle Championship Master Men Individual
– Emarian Tenganchi M Marak (NCC): Bronze – 10m air rifle Championship Junior Women Individual; Bronze – 10m air rifle Championship Youth Women Individual; Bronze – 50m rifle Open Sight Women Individual Offline
– Bongacheng Marak: Silver medal in 50m Rifle Open Sight Men Individual Online

In the team events, the pair of Kopal Dubey and Khrawboklang Jyrwa won gold in the 10M Rifle Mixed Team event, while Thomas and Maw won gold in the 10M Pistol Mixed Team event.

The championship came to a close with a grand closing ceremony, where the winners were felicitated with medals and certificates. The event was attended by dignitaries from the Meghalaya Shooting Association and the state government.

Full List of winners here:

10M AIR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP SENIOR WOMEN INDIVIDUAL

10M AIR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP JUNIOR WOMEN INDIVIDUAL

10M AIR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP YOUTH WOMEN INDIVIDUAL

10M AIR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP SUB YOUTH WOMEN INDIVIDUAL

10M AIR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP MASTER WOMEN INDIVIDUAL

10M AIR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP SERVICES WOMEN INDIVIDUAL

10M AIR PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP YOUTH MEN INDIVIDUAL

10M AIR PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP YOUTH WOMEN INDIVIDUAL

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