Chiniki Yadav won the 25m pistol gold medal in the national selection trials and team silver in the national shooting championship. Her father Mehtab Singh Yadav is an electrician from Bhopal associated with the sports department for the past 23 years.
In the national selection trial, Chinki shot a score of 32 in the final to win gold.
“As my home is inside the stadium, Chinki used to see others playing different games. She wanted to join summer camp. I didn’t know that decision was the making of a star in my family.”Mehtab Singh Yadav, Chinki’s father to TOI.
Soon after Chinki joined the academy, she started garnering attention of the coaches.
“She was among few shooters selected after talent hunt for the shooting academy. She later took part in the national championship and won the medal,” said Yadav.
“Shooting is such a costly game that it was not possible for me to bear the expenses of buying guns and ammunition from my pocket. My family owes a lot to the sports department.”Mehtab Singh Yadav
Two other female shooters from MP also won medals in the 19th Surendra Singh memorial shooting championship in Delhi.
Pistol shooters Shreya Agarwal from Jabalpur and Mahima Agarwal also won medals in the championship. Shreya won the team bronze in the senior 10m rifle category and an individual bronze in the junior 10m rifle category. Mahima teaming with Chinki won silver medal in the senior women 25m pistol category.
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