This is the seventh Commonwealth Games medal for Tejaswini Sawant, following two golds in 2006, a pair of silvers and a bronze in 2010 and a silver in women’s 50m rifle prone in the ongoing edition. Photo: AFPBrisbane: Tejaswini Sawant on Friday added another gold medal to her decorated Commonwealth Games (CWG) resume en route to shattering the games record in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event, while putting in the shade silver winner Anjum Moudgil’s remarkable resilience. Tejaswini held the lead from the first shot in the finals and broke the CWG record with 457.9. This was an improvement on the silver Tejaswini won in the 50m rifle prone on Thursday. This is the seventh CWG medal for Tejaswini, following two golds in 2006, a pair of silvers and a bronze in 2010 and a silver in women’s 50m rifle prone in the ongoing edition.

Source: Mint April 13, 2018 07:18 UTC