WORLD C'SHIP: ANISH ENDS WAIT, CAPTURES SILVER

THE wait is finally over for Anish Bhanwala. He had made several attempts in the past but had ultimately blanked.

- ANMOL GURUNG Chennai

Despite his rich CV, those misses had planted seeds of doubt in his mind. Pressure is the word that he'd often mention while trying to make sense of his shortcomings. But Sunday was a welcome boost for the pistol shooter, who finally found his answers. Pressure was intense but Anish navigated the same to return with his maiden senior World Championship medal-a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol.

It's no wonder that he was stoked with the outcome. "It is difficult to explain in words but the feeling is completely unreal. I have tried a lot of times before; my preparation has been good but I could not deliver when it came to the competition.