The accomplished Elavenil Valarivan, a two-time Olympian, clinched the women’s 10m air rifle gold at the Shymkent Shooting Plaza in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, outlasting China’s 16-year-old Peng Xinlu in the 24-shot final.
Elavenil Valarivan, two-time Olympian and one of India’s most accomplished women’s air rifle shooters ever, improved one spot on her record at the revered Olympic Shooting range in Munich
Elavenil bowed out after the 22nd shot of the 24-shot final, finishing with a score of 232.1 to claim third place.
Earlier in the day, 17-year-old Manu Bhaker opened India's tally at the ongoing tournament as she won the gold in 10m Air Pistol event.
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.
Valarivan and Mehuli, along with Shreya Agrawal who shot 625.4, clinched the team gold with a junior world record score of 1883.3, as India finished on top of the medals tally with six gold, six silver and two bronze medals.
Her compatriot Elavenil Valarivan, however, narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth behind China's Xu Hong.
Elavenil Valarivan shot her way to the victory in the 10 M Air Rifle competition and then went on to win the team gold.
