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NEW DELHI: On the ninth day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games India’s medal rush has continued with shooters, as Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala won gold in men's 25m rapid fire pistol finals. Bhanwala also set a new Games record at 30.
National Champion Anish Bhanwala alos has bagged a gold medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup 2018 Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Sydney, Australia on March 2018.
Worth mentioning here Anish had received special dispensation from the CBSE to conduct board exams at an afterward date. Now he has become India's youngest ever gold medallist at Commonwealth Games.
Shooter Anish Bhanwala set Games Record and became the youngest GOLD MEDALIST from India in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event.
Earlier at CWG 2018 Tejaswini Sawant clinched gold in the women’s 50m rifle 3 position finals. She followed by Anjum Moudgil with silver.
Including Sawant’s gold, India has settled the 15 gold medals. Worth mentioning here India matched the record of winning gold with four years ago CWG 2014 at the Glasgow.
37-year-old Sawant had entered the eight-member women’s 50m rifle 3 positions after finishing third in qualification with a total of 582-31x. On the other hand, the 24-year-old Moudgil had topped it with a qualifying record total of 589-32x. Scotland’s Seonaid McIntosh took bronze with a total score of 444.6.
In the finals, Moudgil continued in contention for a medal with sturdy series of shots, and as the competition was cut away her scores ensured she was in line for gold with compatriot Sawant. She finished second to Sawant with a combined score of 455.7 for her maiden CWG medal.
In March, Moudgil had clinched her first silver medal in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2018