Shattering world record, Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan wins Air Rifle gold in ISSF Junior World Cup

Sydney, March 22: Shattering the world record, today Elavenil Valarivan won the 10m Air Rifle Women Junior gold medal at the first ISSF Junior World Cup of the season in Sydney. The 18-year-old, who’s competing in her second ISSF event, claimed gold with 249.8 points, also making, at the end of the qualification round, a new Qualification World Record with 631.4 points. 

The 18-year-old Elavenil, competing in her second World Cup and first final, shot 249.8 in the women's final to claim the top individual honours. Her 631.4 in the qualification was a new world record.

 

Chinese shooter Wang Zeru, 18, clinched the bronze medal by recording 228.4 points in her first ISSF event.

India’s other finalists – Shreya Agrawal and Zeena Khitta finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

Elavenil, Shreya and Zeena also climbed atop the team podium taking gold, while Chinese Taipei’s Lin, Tsai Yi-Ting and Hung Chen-Ching finished in 2nd place. The team bronze medal was awarded to Zhu, Wang and Gao Mingwei of the People’s Republic of China.

Elavenil had also won a bronze medal at the FISU World Shooting Sport Championship last week. Meanwhile, Arjun Babuta won a bronze medal in the men’s 10m Air Rifle event, finishing below Yuqi Liu of China and Zalan Pekler of Hungary.

Elavenil had also won a bronze medal at the FISU World Shooting Sport Championship last week.

The other Indian shooters in the event -- Surya Pratap Singh and Shahu Tushar Mane -- finished sixth and eighth respectively.