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    World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage: India's Elavenil Valarivan bags second gold in Rio
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    World Cup Rifle/Pistol Stage: India's Elavenil Valarivan Bags Second Gold In Rio

    By IANS News September 17, 2023 • 10:46 AM View: 643
    ISSF World Cup Rifle:  Olympian Elavenil Valarivan, bagged her second gold at the Olympic Shooting Centre range in Rio De Janeiro, winning the Women’s 10m Air Rifle competition, at the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage, currently underway in the Brazilian seaside city.

    Elavenil was perfection personified in the strong eight-woman finals field, never scoring below 10.1 throughout the 24-shots. She finished with a score of 252.2, to outgun France’s 20-year-old sensation Oceanne Muller, who won silver with 251.9. China’s Zhang Jiale won bronze.

    The Indian had earlier on Saturday morning, qualified for the final, clinching the eighth and final spot with a score of 630.5. Muller had topped with 633.7. Besides two Chinese shooters Zhang Jiale and Zhang Yu (Olympian), reigning European champion from Norway, Jeanette Hegg Duestad was also amongst the finalists.

    TAGS New Delhi Olympian Elavenil Valarivan Olympic Shooting Centre Rio De Janeiro Air Rifle ISSF World Cup Rifle Oceanne Muller Zhang Jiale The Indian Zhang Yu Jeanette Hegg Duestad Austrian Marlene Pribitzer ISSF World Cup Oceanne Meller
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