New Delhi, Feb 10(UNI) Kazakhstan shooter Sofiya Shulzhenko, set a new world record in the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) women’s event, enroute winning gold at the Asian Championship Rifle/Pistol, even as India picked up two more gold medals on day seven of competitions at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here in the national capital.
Sofiya ended the 35-shot final with a score of 358.2, a whole four points clear of silver winning Aakriti Dahiya of India. Aakriti’s senior teammate Anjum Moudgil, a world championship medalist, clinched bronze with a score of 340.4. Sofiya’s score also gave her three more records- world junior, Asian and Asian junior.
Later in the junior women’s 3P final, Prachi Gaikwad emerged triumphant with a score of 353.3. 14-year-old Kazakh shooter Tomiris Amanova won silver with 351.4 while Anushka Thokur bagged another bronze for the hosts with an effort which ended after the 34th shot at 341.1.