Commonwealth Games: After silver, shooter Tejaswini Sawant wins gold in 50m Rifle 3 Positions

Shooter Tejaswini Sawant who won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games(CWG) on Thursday, today clinched the coveted gold medal in the women's 50 meters Rifle 3 Positions.

Anjum Moudgil,24, won the silver in the same event.

Tejaswini,37, held the lead from the first shot in the finals and broke the CWG record with 457.9.

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The Indian shooterscored 152.4 in kneeling and 157.1 in prone positions before the eight finalists entered the elimination stage.

The previous record of 449.1 was set by Jasmine Ser Xiang Wei of Singapore at the Glasgow Games in 2014.

Moudgil, 24, had led the qualification with a Games record herself and carried the form into the final where she shot 455.7, holding the second position with scores of 151.9 in kneeling and 157.1 in prone.
Scotland's Seonaid Mcintosh won bronze 444.6.

Sawant's gold medal ensured India bagging 15 golds at the CWGequalling the country's 2014 gold medaltally at Glasgow.

Tejaswini Sawant had won the silver medal in women's 50 meters Rifle Prone earlier with a score of 618.9 points.

She previously won gold in 10m air rifle and 10m air rifle (pairs) at the Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne in 2006 and a silver and two bronze medals in 50m rifle prone, 50m rifle 3 positions and 50m rifle prone (pairs) respectively at the 2010 CWG in New Delhi.