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Shooting WC: Elavenil Improves Record, Bags Air Rifle Bronze For India’s First Medal In Munich
New Delhi World Cup Finals: Elavenil Valarivan, two-time Olympian and one of India’s most accomplished women’s air rifle shooters ever, improved one spot on her record at the revered Olympic Shooting range in Munich, clinching bronze medal on Day One of competitions at the year’s third ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) stage. Ela bowed out after the 22nd shot of the 24-shot final with a score of 232.1, settling for third place behind gold medal winner Wang Zifei (252.7) of China and silver medalist Eunji Kwon (252.6) of Korea.
The Indian also notched up the qualification national record earlier in the day, finishing second with a score of 635.9, which is almost 10.6 per shot over 60 shots.
However, Wang, who completed a hat-trick of world cup wins this year, bettered Ela with a world record (also junior world record) qualification score of 637.9 to top the table. The earlier mark of 636.9 by Germany’s Anna Janssen was shot in the New Delhi World Cup Finals last year.
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