By TOI, India
A 17-year-old Odia girl has bagged the silver medal in the 12th Asian Shooting Championship being held at Doha, Qatar. Shriyanka Sadangi won the medal in 10-m air rifle in women's junior team and also secured the fifth rank in the final competition. With this she becomes the first Odia girl to do so. In October 2011, Shriyanka won gold in the 10-m rifle team event in the Asian airgun championship held in Kuwait.
A 17-year-old Odia girl has bagged the silver medal in the 12th Asian Shooting Championship being held at Doha, Qatar. Shriyanka Sadangi won the medal in 10-m air rifle in women's junior team and also secured the fifth rank in the final competition. With this she becomes the first Odia girl to do so. In October 2011, Shriyanka won gold in the 10-m rifle team event in the Asian airgun championship held in Kuwait.
Though Shriyanka belongs to Modipara in Sambalpur district, she stays in Delhi with her parents Col Sitanshu Sadangi and Sudha Sadangi. "It was a proud moment for us after she won the silver medal," Sudha Sadangi, mother of Shriyanka said. "We provided her all the training after we saw her interest in shooting," added Sudha. Talking to TOI over phone from New Delhi, Sudha said Shriyanka was aiming for gold in the Olympics.
Shriyanka has won several medals in national and state championships. She bagged two golds, both in the junior and senior categories, in Haryana State Rifle Championship in August 2011. She finished third in Champion of Champions Shooting Competition at Pune in November 2011.
