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ISSF World Championships: Hriday Hazarika claims gold medal in 10m air rifle

Hriday Hazarika claims top honours, while women's team clinch gold with a world record show in junior 10m air rifle event; Elavenil Valarivan and Shreya Agrawal bag silver and bronze respectively at Changwon, Korea

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Hriday Hazarika competes during the junior 10m air rifle final in Changwon, South Korea yesterday

Hriday Hazarika competes during the junior 10m air rifle final in Changwon, South Korea yesterday

There was no stopping the golden run of India's junior shooters with Hriday Hazarika claiming the 10m air rifle top honours before the women's team combined for a new world record and gold at the ISSF World Championships here yesterday.

Elavenil Valarivan also won the individual silver in women's 10m air rifle, going down narrowly to China's double senior World Cup gold-medallist Shi Mengyao, in the final. Elavenil shot 249.8 to Shi's 250.5. Shreya Agrawal, 17, won the bronze with an effort of 228.4 in the final. This is the tournament's 52nd edition.

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