Apurvi Chandela wins gold with world record effort in the women’s 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix

Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke the world record to gold in the women’s 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix.

Chandela shot 211.2 in the event to surpass the feat of Chinese Olympic gold medallist Yi Siling, who held the record with 211.

The result marked a positive start for Chandela, who has already qualified for the Rio Olympics.

The silver and bronze went to Swedish shooters Astrid Steffensen (207.6) and Stine Nielsen (185.0).

Chandela had won the gold in the National Championships held last month.

She had won an Olympic quota place for India after winning a bronze in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea in April last year.

Current Affairs: 6^th January, 2016
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