CWG 2018

Commonwealth Games: Tejaswini, Moudgil win gold, silver in 50m rifle 3 positions

India's medal tally is now at 33—15 gold, eight silver and 10 bronze

Tejaswini Sawant, Anjum Moudgil won gold, silver in rifle 3 shooting at CWG Anjum Moudgil (left) and Tejaswini Sawant | AFP

Indian shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil claimed the gold and silver respectively in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions in the Commonwealth Games.

Tejaswini registered a new Commonwealth Games record of 457.9 points to take the top honours. Anjum scored 455.7.

Seonaid McIntosh of Scotland took the bronze with 444.6.Indian shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil claimed the gold and silver respectively in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions in the Commonwealth Games.

Tejaswini registered a new Commonwealth Games record of 457.9 points to take the top honours. Anjum scored 455.7. Seonaid McIntosh of Scotland took the bronze with 444.6.

This is the seventh Commonwealth Games medal for Tejaswini, following two golds in 2006, a pair of silvers and a bronze in 2010 and a silver in women's 50m rifle prone in the ongoing edition on Thursday.

Twenty-four-year-old Moudgil won her first Commonwealth Games in her maiden appearance.

In the qualification, Moudgil had shattered the Commonwealth Games qualifying record by a significant margin. Her 589 (196 in kneeling, 199 in prone and 194 in standing) ensured she finished at the top in qualifying.

Tejaswini shot 582 (194, 196, 192) to finish third in qualifying.

Indian shooters have been on a medal-winning spree in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Shreyasi Singh brought laurels to India when she won the gold in the women's double trap final.

Ankur Mittal and Om Prakash Mitharval won a bronze medal each in the men's double trap final and 50m air pistol event respectively. Mitharval had also won the bronze in the 10m air pistol final.

Jitu Rai won the gold in the 10m air pistol event, but couldn't produce a similar performance in the 50m air pistol event. He is a Commonwealth games gold medallist in the 50m air pistol event in Glasgow four years ago.

Heena Sidhu and Manu Bhaker also won gold medals earlier in the week. Heena won the gold in women's 25m pistol event and had previously won the silver in the 10m air pistol event. Sixteen-year-old Manu Bhaker had bested Heena in the 10m event when she won the gold.

Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela also added to India's medal tally in the Commonwealth Games with a silver and bronze respectively in the women's 10m air rifle event.