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Indian shooting ace Jitu Rai claimed the gold medal in men’s 10m air pistol event by creating a new Games record, while compatriot Om Prakash Mitharval bagged a bronze at the 21st Commonwealth Games on Monday.
World Championship silver medallist Rai shot 235.1 to finish top. Kerry Bell of Australia took silver with 233.5.
Mitharval, who had established a new qualification record with 584, eventually finished with the bronze medal after aggregating 214.3 in the eight-man finals at the Belmont Shooting Centre.
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Australia’s Kerry Bell managed to secure the silver medal with 233.5.
In the finals, Jitu led with 100.4 at the end of stage 1, while Mitharval was third with 98.1.
In stage 2 elimination, Rai started with 10.3 and 10.3 to lead the pecking order, even as his compatriot moved up and displaced Bell at second place with two 10.1s. Championship. Rai continued to surge ahead with a 10.2 but an 8.4 disturbed his momentum somewhat, as the next shot fetched him 9.2.
Meanwhile, Mitharval closed the gap as Rai had just 8.8 in the 18th shot to Mitharval’s 10.0.
However, Mitharval slipped after that even as Rai managed another 10.0 and maintained the lead throughout to emerge triumphant. Mitharwal bagged the bronze for India by shooting 214.3.
Om shot 584 in the qualifying round to equal the record set by fellow Indian Samaresh Jung at the 2006 CWG in Melbourne.
Rai had reached the final with a score of 570.
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