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ISSF World C'ship: Ravinder Is The Free Pistol World Champion As Olympian Elavenil Wins Air Rifle Bronze
International Shooting Sport Federation: Ravinder Singh ensured the best possible start for the Indian squad on competition Day One of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, winning gold in the very first event of the championship (men’s 50m pistol), before two-time Olympian and Asian champion Elavenil Valarivan clinched bronze, her first individual world’s medal, in sensational fashion in the women’s 10m air rifle final won by reigning Olympic champion Ban Hyojin of Korea.
Ravinder shot 569 in the men’s free pistol to finish on top of the 47-man pile and also combined with Kamaljeet (540, 20th) and Yogesh Kumar (537, 24th) to win the team silver in the event. Ela shot a super 633.4 in the women’s 10m air rifle qualification round to take the fifth qualifying spot, while Olympic and now world champion Ban took the eighth and final spot with a 633.0.
China’s Han Jiayu, who Ban Hyojin dethroned from the world crown, topped qualification with a searing 635.1. Also making the finals was Wang Zifei, the world record holder from China, who would win silver eventually, according to information released by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Saturday.
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