New Delhi: Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke&nbsp;the world record on her way to winning gold in the women's 10&nbsp;metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix.&nbsp;
Chandela shot 211.2 in the event held on Tuesday to&nbsp;surpass the feat of Chinese Olympic gold medallist Yi Siling,&nbsp;who held the record with 211.
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The result marked a positive start for Chandela, who has&nbsp;already qualified for the Rio Olympics.&nbsp;The silver and bronze went to Swedish shooters Astrid&nbsp;Steffensen (207.6) and Stine Nielsen (185.0).&nbsp;
An elated Chandela said: "This gold at Sweden has further&nbsp;strengthened my resolve to bag a medal at the Rio Olympics&nbsp;this year. The support, encouragement and wishes received from&nbsp;my well wishers from Rajasthan has stood me in good stead in&nbsp;various international tournaments."
Chandela had won the gold in the National Championships&nbsp;held last month.
She had won an Olympic quota place for India after&nbsp;winning a bronze in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea in&nbsp;April last year.

Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke&nbsp;the world record on her way to winning gold in the women's 10&nbsp;metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix

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Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke&nbsp;the world record on her way to winning gold in the women's 10&nbsp;metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix

Apurvi Chandela sets world record in 10m air rifle to win gold in Sweden

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