Ramita Tops High Quality Qualifying

Paris Olympics finalist Ramita Jindal made a big statement as she topped the 10m air rifle qualification with a stunning score of 634.9, which was better than the world record score of 634.5 by South Korea's Ban Hyojin in the 38th National Games here.

- HT Correspondent

DEHRADUN:

Though it will not be counted as an official world record, Ramita, who finished seventh at the Paris Olympics, would be looking to seize the moment in the final on Thursday.

Olympian Elavenil Valarivan, World Cup medallist Shreya Agarwal also made the cut. The new shooting range at the Maharana Pratap Sports College saw intense competition and high scores in the women's 10m air rifle qualification. It can be gauged from the fact that eighth shooter to make the cut from the field of 45, Manyata Singh, shot an impressive 630.1.