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Shooting for glory: Shahzar Rizvi is flanked by Christian Reitz and Jitu Rai after the 10m air pistol final.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

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Rizvi shots gold with World record, bronze for Rai, Mehuli

Shahzar Rizvi won the men’s air pistol gold with a world record score of 242.3 in the first World Cup of the season here on Saturday. Jitu Rai and Mehuli Ghosh, who shot a junior world record of 629 in the women’s air rifle, finished with a bronze each.

The results:

Men: 10m air pistol: 1. Shahzar Rizvi 242.3 (WR) 579; 2. Christian Reitz (Ger) 239.7 (588); 3. Jitu Rai 219.0 (578); 4. Om Prakash Mitharval 198.4 (576). MQS: Tinjit Dhanota 580.

Women: 10m air rifle: 1. Laura-Georgeta Coman (Rou) 251.5 (626.8); 2. Xu Hong (Chn) 251.0 (627.0); 3. Mehuli Ghosh 228.4 (629.1 WRJ); 4. Anjum Moudgil 208.6 (626.7); 7. Apurvi Chandela 144.1 (626.8).

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