Rahi Jeevan Sarnobat will soon be turning that golden age kids dream of (18 ofcourse), but she had other occasions to celebrate recently.

Kolhapur born Rahi says "Shooting is my life" in an exclusive interview with TheSportsCampus.com, after bagging the Gold medal in the 25m Women's Pistol event in the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune.

Training since she was 16 - from May 2007 to be exact, she normally puts in about 5-6 hours a day, sounding very 'teenager-ish' depending on her mood. Having already succeeded at the international level, she hopes to turn professional some day and compete at the highest level. "I've only just become, imagine how much better I'll be once I've trained for a few more years" she says.

Ankush Bhardwaj won India's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games by winning the 50 metre free pistol event. Ankush, who is coached by Jaspal Rana's younger brother, Subhash had a score of 509 which defeated his nearest and only opponent by a handsome margin of 273 points. This, Chhundiyali (Ambala district) born youngster had already performed credibly in events like the Hungarian open where he won 2 bronze medals and the Junior World Cup also in Hungary which saw him finish a respectable 5th.

Ankush is a student of B.A. (Pass) at Delhi's Hansraj College and he comes from a humble teaching family. In an exclusive interview with TheSportsCampus.com, the young lad remarked, "My opponents are irrelevant, my only true competition