# Hyderabad shooter Mohammed Ashraf Ganyani wins silver in 300m rifle event 2026-08-22T20:02:12+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Hyderabad-based businessman and competitive rifle shooter Mohammed Ashraf Ganyani won a silver medal in the 300m Rifle Prone Men’s Individual event at the II Telangana State Shooting Championship, held as part of the Deccan Elite Grand Prix and Telangana State Championship competitions on Saturday. Ganyani also secured a bronze medal in the same championship. Former Director General of Police Anjani Kumar presented the prizes to the winners. The event took place in Hyderabad. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 300m Rifle Prone event is a precision shooting discipline, and medals at state-level championships are key for shooters to gain recognition and move toward national trials. Ganyani, a businessman, balances competitive shooting with his profession, a path many Indian sportspersons follow. The next milestone for him would be the National Shooting Championship, where performance could earn him a spot in the national camp or trials for international events. Over 40 participants competed across categories, with scores ranging from 40 to 289 out of 300, showing the high level of competition. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Straightforward reporting of medal results and event details with no framing or editorialising. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Hyderabad, Mohammed Ashraf Ganyani, Telangana State Shooting Championship Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-shooter-mohammed-ashraf-ganyani-wins-silver-in-300m-rifle-event/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-shooter-mohammed-ashraf-ganyani-wins-silver-in-300m-rifle-event/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/