Archer Muskan bags two gold in Junior Nationals

Asian Games silver medallist Muskan Kirar led Madhya Pradesh's challenge by clinching two gold medals in the compound section in the 40th Junior National Archery Championships here Friday.

The 18-year-old, who was part of the silver-medal winning women's team in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, defeated her state-mate Arshiya Chaudhary 149-139 in the compound final to bag the individual title.

Madhya Pradesh, who had grabbed the top seed by virtue of Muskan's top-ranked performance (694 points) in the qualifications, faced a stiff challenge from Delhi in the team finals as both were locked 226-all.

The shoot-off also saw a tie with both teams scoring 26-26 but the trio of Muskan, Arishya and Anuradha Ahurwar prevailed by shooting closest to the centre (X).

MP also got the top billing in the mixed pair section where Muskan partnered Saurabh Pandey but the duo made a second round exit going down to semifinalists Andhra Pradesh 141-147.

Seeded fifth, Rajasthan pair of Priya Gurjar and ...