Tejaswini wins gold, Chain Singh silver at Munich World Cup

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Extending her brilliant run this season, seasoned nailed a gold in the women's 50m Rifle Prone event on the opening day of Rifle/Pistol stage in

Sawant shot 621.4 to pip younger teammate Anjum Moudgil, who shot 621.2 to win Silver in the event.

Sawant had won a gold at the recently-concluded Gold Coast in

Chain Singh also won a silver in the men's 50m Rifle Prone event, shooting a score of 627.9 to finish behind USA's Matthew Emmons, who took gold with a score of 628.9.

Among other Indian, Shreya Saxena finished ninth in the women's Prone event with a score of 619.1 while in the men's event, and shot scores of 621.7 and 621.2 to end in 32nd and 34th positions respectively.

The trio of Apurvi Chandela, and will spearhead India's challenge in the women's 10m air rifle, first of the 10 Olympic event finals.

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First Published: Wed, May 23 2018. 19:45 IST