Electrician’s daughter Chinki Yadav wins gold at the ISSF World Cup

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Asmita Thakkar
Asmita Thakkar is a political science student, currently pursuing the third year from MIT- World Peace University (Pune). She herself being a cricketer for five years...
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Chinki Yadav, who hails from Bhopal, won the gold medal in the 25-meter pistol event at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in Delhi. 24 March, Chinki Yadav defeated Manu Bhaker on Wednesday with veteran Rahi Sarnobat to clinch the gold medal, which helped India win all three medals in the women’s 25m pistol event of the ISSF World Cup. She said that this is her first medal in the World Cup. Chinky said that she is very happy to win her first World Cup medal as Gold. Chinki’s father Mehtab Singh Yadav is an electrician by profession at TT Nagar Stadium in Bhopal.

He has been working closely with the sports department for the last 23 years. Chinki’s house is inside the stadium. Because of this, she has been watching many sports since childhood. Chinki defeated India’s top shooter Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat in the final of the Shooting World Cup. Se said that despite the presence of Manu and Rahi, she was not under pressure.

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Asmita Thakkar is a political science student, currently pursuing the third year from MIT- World Peace University (Pune). She herself being a cricketer for five years and her interest in politics , sports and journalism makes her a good fit as a sports journalist and political journalist. Apart from journalist, she is also a poet and an actor. She is currently working as a Journalist in SportsDigest.in and can be contacted via asmitathakkar10@gmail.com