Asian olympic qualification rifle
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Nancy Blazes To Air Rifle Gold With Record Score
Sri Karthik Sabari Raj Ravishankar: Indian air rifle shooters, the women in particular, were literally on fire on competition day three of the Asian Olympic Qualification Rifle/Pistol in Jakarta, picking up medals aplenty with teenage shooter Nancy’s women’s 10m air rifle gold with a finals Asian junior record score of 252.8, being the icing on the cake.
Nancy led an India 1-2 in the event, the third time the senior squad has posted a double podium in this competition, with Olympian Elavenil Valarivan finishing second, an agonising 0.1 behind. China’s Shen Yufan prevented an India sweep of the medals finishing third as Mehuli Ghosh, the third Indian in contention finished fourth.
The trio also won the team gold by a distance over Singapore. Earlier in men’s air rifle, Rudrankksh Patil had clinched bronze in the individual event, with Arjun Babuta finishing sixth in the final. The duo also won the team bronze along with Sri Karthik Sabari Raj Ravishankar.
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