Chandigarh youngster Sainyam gave India a golden start to the ISSF Junior World Cup here today by finishing atop the podium in the women’s 10m air pistol competition.

• Sainyam shot 238 in the final to leave Korean Kim Minseo behind in second place.
• The Korean shot 236.0 for silver while the bronze went to Chinese Taipei’s Liu Heng Yu, who bowed after the 22nd shot of the 24-shot final, with a score of 216.9, 0.2 behind the Korean at that stage. 
• In other results, India’s Suruchi Inder Singh also reached the women’s pistol final, finishing sixth with a score of 154.1.
• Amit Sharma in the junior men’s 10m air pistol was the lone Indian finalist in the event and finished fourth to miss out on a medal. Italian Luca Arrighi won gold in the event.