Elavenil wins bronze in 10m air rifle event

Elavenil Valarivan. Pic/SAI Media

India shooting ace Elavenil Valarivan settled for the bronze medal after leading for a good part in the women's 10m air rifle final in the ISSF World Cup here on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old shot 231.2 to finish third on the podium behind Chinese 18-year-old sensation Wang Zifei, who won gold with 252.7, and Korea's silver medallist Kwon Eunji (252.6).

The two-time Olympian started with a high 10.7 to set the tone in the final, before coming up with a 10.8 in her next shot. She was just 0.3 points behind Korean Olympic champion Kwon Eunji after the first five shots. Elavenil shot another 10.8 to moved into the top spot ahead of Zifei.

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