Bhopal's Varsha scores highest point in double-trap shooting

International shooter Varsha Varman has scored the highest point in double-trap shooting event in Incheon Asian Games 2014 and found a place in the list of record-holders on the basis of that score.

Updated on: Oct 20, 2014, 19:20:11 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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International shooter Varsha Varman has scored the highest point in double-trap shooting, according to a list of record holders released by the International Shooting Sports Federation, she is the lone shooter from India to have set a record.

Varsha, 19,has scored 89 points in the women’s double-trap shooting event in Incheon Asian Games 2014 and found a place in the list of record-holders on the basis of that score. She had won a bronze medal in the double-trap team event in the Incheon Asian Games.

Talking to HT, Varsha said, "I’m happy that I have set a record in the double-trap event. I would try to improve my score to remain in this position." After registering her name in double-trap, Varsha is trying to set a record in the trap event.

She said, "Winning a medal in Olympics is the aim of every sportsperson and unfortunately women’s double-trap event is not part of Olympics. I don't want to make any excuse for not getting a chance in participating in Olympics so I am focusing more on trap event to find a place in Indian team for Rio Olympics, 2016."

After she won bronze medal in Incheon, the MP government has announced scholarship of `50 lakh for her training. "By giving scholarship, the state government has shown its trust on me so I would try to give my best to win a medal in Olympics," she added.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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