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Shooters Moudgil, Chandela secure Olympic quota at World Championship

While the equally talented Chandela aggregated 207 to finish fourth, but still made the cut since a country can avail two Olympic quota places in this event

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Apurvi Chandela finished fourth

Apurvi Chandela finished fourth

Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela became the first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for the 2020 Olympics by winning a silver and finishing fourth respectively in the women's 10m air rifle event of the International Shooting Sport Federation's (ISSF) World Championship here yesterday.

Moudgil finished second on the podium behind Korean Hana Im (251.1) and ahead of bronze-medallist Eunhea Jung (228.0), who is also from Korea. Moudgil, 24, shot a total of 248.4 in the eight-women final to open the Indian senior squad's medal account. While the equally talented Chandela aggregated 207 to finish fourth, but still made the cut since a country can avail two Olympic quota places in this event.

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