Sawant shoots historic gold at World Championships

August 08, 2010 02:38 pm | Updated 02:38 pm IST - New Delhi

A file photo of Tejaswini Sawant. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt.

A file photo of Tejaswini Sawant. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt.

Tejaswini Sawant on Sunday became the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championship by finishing on top with a world-record equalling score in the 50m Rifle Prone event in Munich, Germany.

Sawant shot a score of 597 (100,100,100,99,99,99), equalling the 1998 record set by Marina Bobkova of Russia.

The 29-year-old Commonwealth Games gold medallist was level with Poland’s Ewa Joanna Nowakowska in the final score but managed to clinch the top honours with a better perfect score tally.

Kazakhstan’s Olga Dovgun settled for the bronze with a score of 596.

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