Top-notch skeet shooter, Usman Chand sets New National Record at 27th National Shooting Championship
Pakistan’s sharpshooter Usman Chand has created a new national record on the second last day of the 27th National Shooting Championship which is being played in Jehlum.
At the end of 7th Day of 27th National Shooting Championship, Navy remains at the top with 13 gold, 14 silver, and nine bronze medals. Army stands second with 12 gold, eight silver, and eight bronze medals and PAF with two gold, three silver, and seven bronze medals is at third position.
Asia's # 25 in the skeet category, Usman scored 56 points out of 60 to set a record in the final of the individual category of the skeet event.
He has been National champion in the category for last five years.
Usman has also bagged gold medal by scoring total score of 119 points, while Navy’s Asif took silver medal with the score of 115 points and Sindh’s Khurrum Inam also scored 115 points for bronze medal.
Navy’s team, consisting of Muhammad Asif, Abdul Sattar, and Abdul Waheed, claimed gold medal in the team category of the event.
The team of Army, comprising Usman Chand, Shameel Khan, and M Asif, grabbed silver. The team of Khurram Inam, Ahmed Sultan and Shakeel Babur won bronze medal, while representing Sindh.
In the team category of Centre Fire Pistol event, Navy won gold medal with the score of 1729 points and Army scored 1702 points for silver medal, while PAF took bronze medal for scoring 1607 points.
