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Sawant shoots historic gold

By The Assam Tribune

NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (PTI): Tejaswini Sawant scripted history today by becoming the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championships 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, who clinched gold medals in the Commonwealth Games Air Rifle event, 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 of 41.

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

An elated Tejaswini said she only wanted to give her best in the event and was not event thinking about a medal let alone the world record.

�The way we were training, I thought I would be getting my personal best. I was not thinking about a medal or a world record. Having got both, I can�t even explain how I am feeling right now. It�s just amazing,� the shooter from Kolhapur told PTI from Munich.

�My coaches, including Kazakh coach Stanislav Lapidus, made some plans for me and I am glad that everything worked accordingly,� she added.

Tejaswini said the although pursuing shooting is no easy task in small towns like hers, she made it big due to her parents� support.

�There are difficulties but instead of complaining, I think it is better to use them as motivation and work harder. That�s what my parents taught me while they supported my dreams,� she said.

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