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Divyansh-Shreya take bronze at Shooting Worlds
Changwon (South Korea), Sep 5 (IANS) Indias 10m air rifle mixed junior pair of Divyansh Singh Panwar and Shreya Agrawal grabbed the bronze medal at the 52nd ISSF World Championships here on Wednesday.
Divyansh, 15, and Shreya, 17, finished third with the score of 435 points. The gold medal went to Italians Marco Suppini and Sofia Benetti, who created a world record with a score of 499.0 points.
Iran’s Sadeghian Armina and Amir Mohammad Nekounam took the silver medal with 497.7 points. China and Denmark finished fourth and fifth respectively.
At the end of the first series of four-series elimination stage, it was 16-year-old Armina and 20-year-old Nekounam who were leading the board with 352.1 points.
Suppini and Benetti turned it around in the second series which gave them 42.3 to take their total to 394.0, with the Iranians having 393.6 and the Indians having 393.0.
Till the end of the penultimate series, Benetti and Suppini were on top with 436.0 points. Armina and Nekounam had 435.6 points. Divyansh and Shreya, with 435.0 points, were eliminated from the race with the bronze medal.
In the next series, the Italian pair got 63.0 to attain a record score of 499.0, as the Iranians could reach 497.7 points.
Suppini and Benetti’s score of 499.0 is 0.2 points above the previous record set by Divyansh and Elavenil Valarivan in Suhl, Germany earlier in the year.
Meanwhile, in the women’s 50m rifle prone competition, India’s Tejaswini Sawant (28th), Anjum Moudgil (33rd) and Shreya Saksena (54th) disappointed. Tejaswini got 617.4 points, Anjum finished with 616.5 points and Shreya bagged 609.9 points.
Anjum had earlier in the week won silver in the 10m air rifle to grab an Olympic quota berth.
In the men’s 50m rifle prone event, India’s Chain Singh was 14th, with 623.9 points.
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.