The top three overall Women’s Air Pistol Winners. L to R Katherine Ahn, silver, Suman Sanghera, gold, and Annabell Yi, bronze. Photo by Brittany Nelson, USAS
By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager
COLO SPRGS, CO (Aug 1, 2022) – Junior Pistol shooters from around the country came to the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 24-31, for a chance to be crowned a 2022 National Junior Olympic Champion.
All of the junior athletes at the competition had to qualify by shooting the minimum qualification score in their respective state’s 2022 Junior Olympic State Championships.
During the national weeklong competition, National Junior Olympic Championship titles were awarded to the top shooters of each discipline, earning them a position on the National Futures Team.
The overall female winner in 10M Air Pistol was Suman Sanghera, followed by Katherine Ahn who took home a silver medal, and Annabell Yi who earned bronze.
Hunter Battig took home gold in the overall Men’s 10M Air Pistol finals. Nathan Bae earned silver after facing off with Battig in the gold medal match and Mark Shen took home bronze.
In Sport Pistol, Abbie Leverett, an incoming freshman at The Ohio State University, earned the Junior Olympic Champion title. Ada Korkhin took home silver and Mehr Chanda earned bronze.
Ryan Yi took home the gold in men’s overall Sport Pistol. Paul Kang earned silver, and Nathan Bae won bronze.
Ryan Yi also earned the gold medal in Rapid Fire Pistol. Paul Kang earned silver, and David Hong took home bronze.
Rapid Fire: Rapid Fire Pistol overall medalists. L to R, Paul Kang, silver, Ryan Yi, gold, David Hong, bronze. Photo by Brittany Nelson, USAS
Medals were also awarded to the top three male and female finishers in under 15 and under 18 age categories.
Medalist results are as follows:
Air Pistol
Men’s U15
Gold- William Regala
Silver- Zachary Cundy
Bronze- Ammar Bagasra
Women’s U15
Gold- Mehr Chanda
Silver- Lucia Kim
Bronze- Rachel Kim
Men’s U18
Gold- Remmington Smith
Silver- Bryce Beckman
Bronze- Marucs Klemp
Women’s U18
Gold- Ada Korkhin
Silver- Riya Salian
Bronze- Jenny Noh
Sport Pistol
Men’s U15
Gold- Mark Shen
Silver- William Regala
Bronze- Ammar Bagasra
Women’s U15
Gold- Saanvi Singh
Silver- Kylie Wells
Bronze- Chloe Bae
Men’s U18
Rapid fire Paul Kang
Paul Kang during a rapid-fire relay. Photo by Brittany Nelson, USAS
Gold- David Hong
Silver- Ethan Lim
Bronze- Brennan Laing
Women’s U18
Gold- Katherine Ahn
Silver-Riya Salian
Bronze- Suman Sanghera
Men’s Rapid Fire
Men’s U15
Gold- Mark Shen
Silver- Ammar Bagasra
Bronze- Nathan Chang
Men’s U18
Gold- Sky Lim
Silver- Nathan Bae
Bronze- Brennan Laing
Find all official results here. View photos of the event here.