<p>Junior Asian champion Yash Vardhan of India won the 10m air rifle event at the 6th edition of the International Online Shooting Championship (IOSC) on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 17-year-old Yash shot a score of 251.9 to win the title with a margin of 1.2 point.</p>.<p>Yash, who had finished second in the third edition of IOSC, shot the best qualification score of 633.0, just 0.5 point less than the world record.</p>.<p>In the finals, Yash took an early lead after the first ten shots and then completely dominated the finals to claim his first IOSC title.</p>.<p>"It's really nice and helpful to have these online competitions during these times as it not only helped me gain exposure but also helped me in growing into a better shooter. I am very delighted to see today's results and will be looking forward to continuing it," said Yash after his win.</p>.<p>The second place was won by Olympic quota winner Martin Strempfl of Austria with 250.7 while Oleksandr Halkin of Ukraine took the bronze with 229.3.</p>.<p>Shooters from 20 countries took part in the two-day competition organised by former India shooter Shimon Sharif.</p>.<p>"This was the year's last and the biggest ever among the six editions of IOSC organised by us so far. We had shooters from twenty countries this time.</p>.<p>"I am happy that online shooting is becoming more and more popular among the shooters. This is the future of our sport," said Sharif.</p>
<p>Junior Asian champion Yash Vardhan of India won the 10m air rifle event at the 6th edition of the International Online Shooting Championship (IOSC) on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 17-year-old Yash shot a score of 251.9 to win the title with a margin of 1.2 point.</p>.<p>Yash, who had finished second in the third edition of IOSC, shot the best qualification score of 633.0, just 0.5 point less than the world record.</p>.<p>In the finals, Yash took an early lead after the first ten shots and then completely dominated the finals to claim his first IOSC title.</p>.<p>"It's really nice and helpful to have these online competitions during these times as it not only helped me gain exposure but also helped me in growing into a better shooter. I am very delighted to see today's results and will be looking forward to continuing it," said Yash after his win.</p>.<p>The second place was won by Olympic quota winner Martin Strempfl of Austria with 250.7 while Oleksandr Halkin of Ukraine took the bronze with 229.3.</p>.<p>Shooters from 20 countries took part in the two-day competition organised by former India shooter Shimon Sharif.</p>.<p>"This was the year's last and the biggest ever among the six editions of IOSC organised by us so far. We had shooters from twenty countries this time.</p>.<p>"I am happy that online shooting is becoming more and more popular among the shooters. This is the future of our sport," said Sharif.</p>