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New Delhi: India’s Apurvi Chandela made history at the ISSF World Cup on Saturday, breaking the world record on her way to the gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
Chandela shot an astonishing 252.9 in the eight-women final, finishing 1.1 points ahead of silver medallist China’s Ruozhu Zhao (251.8 points).
Another Chinese Xu Hong (230.4) finished the tournament’s first final with a bronze.
Chandela, who had secured a Tokyo Olympic quota in the last World Championships, was fourth in the qualifications with 629.3.
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