Budding Haryana shooter Kanak opened India’s gold-medal account at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany, clinching the top prize in the women’s 10m air pistol category on Wednesday.

The 17-year-old, a junior World Championship silver medallist in Lima last year, scored 239.0 in the 24-shot eight-women final to upstage Anna Dulce of Moldova, a two-time Olympian and reigning European champion by 1.7 points.