Panwar sets new world record

Divyansh Singh Panwar

Indian Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar (above) set a new finals' world record in the men's 10m air rifle and picked up the country's second gold medal in the ISSF World Cup here on Sunday. The 21-year-old shot 253.7 at the Egypt International Olympic City Shooting, bettering Chinese Sheng Lihao's 253.3, set at the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.

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Divyansh had shown early form by topping qualification with a world-class 632.4, before bossing the 24-shot final with sensational precision shooting, leaving the silver-winning Italian Dani Sollazo 1.9 points behind.

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