NEW DELHI: India's Apruvi Chandela produced a spectacular show to clinch the gold medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle at the ISSF World Cup event at Dr. Karni Shooting Range in New Delhi on Saturday.
Apurvi shot a total of 252.9 (World Record) to claim the top honours. Such was Chandela's dominance in the eight-woman final that she finished the event a staggering 1.1 points ahead of the silver medallist China's Zhao Ruozhu who shot 251.8.
Xu Hong of China bagged the bronze medal with 230.4.
Apurvi had already secured a quota for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when she finished in the top four at the ISSF World Championship in September last year.
The 26-year-old had won a bronze in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
In the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Apurvi bagged a bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.
Apurvi shot a total of 252.9 (World Record) to claim the top honours. Such was Chandela's dominance in the eight-woman final that she finished the event a staggering 1.1 points ahead of the silver medallist China's Zhao Ruozhu who shot 251.8.
Xu Hong of China bagged the bronze medal with 230.4.
Apurvi had already secured a quota for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when she finished in the top four at the ISSF World Championship in September last year.
Apurvi Chandela takes the first World Cup gold of the season in front of her home crowd! 🇮🇳 #ISSFWC https://t.co/pglGwtAMyA
— ISSF (@ISSF_Shooting) 1550914205000 GOLD for Apurvi Chandela! #ISSFWorldCup #shootingrange #ShootingWorldCup #Tokyo2020Quotas #ISSFWCND2019 #Olympics… https://t.co/DJuR5H3xw2
— NRAI (@OfficialNRAI) 1550914009000 The 26-year-old had won a bronze in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
In the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Apurvi bagged a bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.
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