ISSF World Cup: Pooja Ghatkar clinches bronze in 10m air rifle event

New Delhi: Indian shooter Pooja Ghatkar secured India’s first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in New Delhi as she finished third in the 10m Air Rifle event, on Friday.

Ghatkar clinched bronze with a score of 228.8 in the final round. China’s Mengyao Shi secured gold with a score of 252.1 - setting a new world record in the event. The silver went to China’s Lijie Dong for a score of 248.9.

This was Ghatkar’s first World Cup medal. Earlier, she has won gold in the Asian Air Gun Championship in 2014. The shooter narrowly missed an Olympic berth last year even after winning the bronze at the Asia Olympic Qualifying Competition as Ayonika Paul won silver.