Yugan Sakthivel Muthukumaar, a 15-year-old shooter from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, won the Individual Junior Men's Trap Gold Medal for India at the ISSF Junior World Cup held in Porpetto, Italy, on September 18, 2026. Yugan shot 27 hits in the final to top the field, ahead of Italy's Francesco Tanfoglio who scored 26 hits for silver, and Simone Roncen who took bronze with 21 hits. Born on 26 February 2011, Yugan becomes the first Junior Men's Trap shooter from Tamil Nadu to win an individual ISSF Junior World Cup gold for India, following an earlier appearance at the Suhl 2025 edition of the competition.
Coimbatore: NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced the appointment of state in-charges and co-in-charges across various states.
Former Coimbatore South BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan has been named the party’s co-in-charge for Andhra Pradesh, while Arvind Bhadoria has been appointed as the state in-charge.
Vanathi Srinivasan previously served as the national president of the BJP Mahila Morcha, the party’s women’s wing. She assumed the position in October 2020. Her tenure as Mahila Morcha president has recently concluded, following which she has been assigned the new organisational responsibility in Andhra Pradesh.
She also contested the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly election from the Coimbatore North constituency.
Former Coimbatore South BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan has been named the party’s co-in-charge for Andhra Pradesh, while Arvind Bhadoria has been appointed as the state in-charge.
Vanathi Srinivasan previously served as the national president of the BJP Mahila Morcha, the party’s women’s wing. She assumed the position in October 2020. Her tenure as Mahila Morcha president has recently concluded, following which she has been assigned the new organisational responsibility in Andhra Pradesh.
She also contested the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly election from the Coimbatore North constituency.