October 11, 2016 by admin

Jitu is champion of champions

New Delhi, India’s ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai made the country proud yet again when he won the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Champions Trophy. Rai shot 29.6 to beat Serbia’s Damir Mikec (28.3) to claim champion of champions title. The Champions Trophy matches were held at the end of the World Cup Final, which ended on Sunday at the TSN Shooting Range in Bologna, Italy.
All World Cup Final medallists in the men’s and the women’s events are eligible to participate in the Champions Trophy, where they have to compete in either 10m air rifle or 10m air pistol match. The matches are conducted in the elimination format, where the shooter with the lowest score is eliminated after the first four shots.
Thereafter, after each shot, one shooter is eliminated till only two are left in the fray. Their scores are then set back to zero and three single shots determine the winner.
“Jitu Rai is in a league of his own, and the Champions Trophy win reiterates his versatility as a shooter. On behalf of NRAI, we congratulate him on his latest success,” said National Rifle Association of India president Raninder Sin