Apurvi Chandela lands another gold in Swedish Cup

India’s Apurvi Chandela shot her way to a second successive gold medal and emerged as the shooter of the tournament at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix in Savsjo, Sweden.

The 23-year-old shot 208.9 in the final to clinch the top prize in the women’s 10 metre tri-series event.

Chandela, who has a quota spot for the Rio Olympics, won her first gold medal of the tournament on Tuesday with a world record score of 211.2, to surpass the feat of Chinese Olympic gold medallist Yi Siling (211).

For her outstanding performance in the tournament, the rising shooter was awarded a Walther rifle, besides being crowned the best shooter (men and women combined). After giving a tough fight to Chandela, Norway’s Malin Westerheim took silver with a score of 208.4.

In qualifications, Chandela shot 416.1 and was on fourth, and fought like a champion to emerge victorious in what was a tri-series match.

The result marked a positive start for Chandela ahead of the multi-sport extravaganza in Rio.

Chandela had clinched the gold in the National Championships held last month.

She won an Olympic quota place for India after bagging a bronze in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, in April last year.