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New Delhi: Sonia Rai won
her first major international medal when she bagged bronze
in women’s 10m air pistol while Samresh Jung finished
sixth among men on the second day of the World Cup in Resende,
Brazil.
According to information received
here, Rai fired an aggregate of 482.2 ? which included qualification
scores of 384 ? with a series of 98, 96, 97, 93, and a final
round of 98.2 to win the sole medal for the country on Friday.
Harveen Srao finished ninth with
a score of 382 (97,94,95,96) while Shweta Chowdhary finished
24th with a score of 377 (98,94,92,93).
Jasna Sekaric of Serbia shot 486.1
(387+99.1) to win the gold medal while the silver of Li
Rong Sung of China was worth 482.8 (383+99.8).
Jung shot a total of 680 (579+101)
with a series of 97,96,94,97,97,98. Jung, who just about
managed a place in the finals put up an improved performance
to end up sixth.
Veteran marksman Jaspal Rana finished
11th with a score of 578 (94,97,97,95,97,98) while Vivek
Singh finished 15th with a score of 577 (94,97,98,94,96,98).
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