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NEW DELHI, Apurvi Chandela shot her way to a second successive gold medal and emerged as the ‘Shooter of the Tournament’ in the Swedish Cup Grand Prix in Savsjo, Sweden.
The 23-year-old Chandela shot 208.9 in the final to clinch the top prize in the women’s 10-metre tri-series event.
Chandela won her first gold medal of the tournament on Tuesday with a world record score of 211.2, to surpass the feat of Chinese Olympics gold medallist Yi Siling (211).
For her outstanding performance in the tournament, the rising shooter was awarded a Walther rifle, besides being crowned the best shooter (men and women combined).
After giving a tough fight to Chandela, Norway’s Malin Westerheim won the silver with a score of 208.4, while another shooter from her country bagged the bronze after managing a 186.1.
In the qualification round, Chandela shot 416.1 and was on fourth position in what was a tri-series match. On the first day on Monday, Chandela was ranked 10th.
Chandela had problems in reaching the venue as she missed the train. She waited unsuccessfully for a bus, in the -10° C cold, before she managed to get there. The result marked a positive start for Chandela ahead of the multi-sport extravaganza in Rio. Chandela had clinched the gold in the National Championships last month. She had won an Olympics quota place after winning a bronze in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, in April last year.
