Posted by: KaleKrishna March 18, 2005
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Another brother wins medal
NEW DELHI, MARCH 18. Jaspal Rana won the gold in his pet event ? centre fire pistol ? as India wound up its campaign with a 1-2 finish on the last day of pistol and rifle competitions in the sixth Commonwealth shooting championship in Melbourne on Friday.
Adding Friday's tally, India's total medal count stood at 27 including 12 gold, nine silver and six bronze medals.
Rana, who won the gold in the 2001 edition in Bisley, England, tallied 585/600 to beat the challenge of veteran compatriot Ashok Pandit (576) who took silver. David Moor of Australia finished third with a total of 572 points.
India added another bronze medal to its kitty through Sushil Ghale in the men's free rifle three position. Ghale totalled 1235.3 (1147 + 88.3) to finish behind New Zealand's Slinn 1242.7 (1145 + 97.7) and Australian Brown M. 1237.9 (1145 + 92.9), the National Rifle Association of India said in a press release here. ? PTI