Apurvi Chandela contributes Rs 5 lakh in fight against COVID-19
Prior to Chandela, Manu Bhaker had donated a sum of Rs one lakh, while teenager Esha Singh had decided to donate as much as Rs 30,000.
Prior to Chandela, Manu Bhaker had donated a sum of Rs one lakh, while teenager Esha Singh had decided to donate as much as Rs 30,000.
The 20-year-old has become only the third Indian shooter after Apurvi Chandela and Anjali Bhagwat to win a senior ISSF World Cup gold in the 10m Air Rifle event.
Her compatriot Elavenil Valarivan, however, narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth behind China's Xu Hong.
Apurvi had shot a world record score of 252.9 to clinch gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2019 in February this year and is among the six Indian shooters to earn the Olympics quota for the Tokyo Games in 2020.
Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela became the first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for the 2020 Olympics
India opened its account in the 18th Asian Games with Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela winning the bronze medal in the 10m mixed air rifle event here today.
It was Jitu Rai's second Commonwealth Games gold.
Ghosh registered 413.7 to finish fifth in the qualification stage.
Olympian shooters Jitu Rai, Gagan Narang and Apurvi Chandela will spearhead 27-member Indian challenge in the Commonwealth Games shooting events…
