Aishwary captures World C'ships silver

MP shooter garners an impressive 597 to equal qualification world record before finishing second in Cairo, Egypt

- ANMOL GURUNG @Chennai

INDIAN shooters have been raising the bar at the ongoing ISSF World Championship in Cairo, Egypt. Elavenil Valarivan, Anish Bhanwala, Samrat Rana and Varun Tomar took massive strides in their respective events to lift the country in the last few days.

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who competes in men's 50m rifle 3 positions, was the latest to join the bandwagon. And he did so in an emphatic fashion. Just like the four shooters before him, Aishwary gunned down his maiden senior individual medal (silver) at the marquee event on Tuesday. Moreover, the double Olympian equalled the qualification world record with an eye-catching 597 before narrowly missing out on the prized gold medal.