World number one in 10 m air rifle

World number one in 10 m air rifle
Question: Name the player who is recently recognised as World number one in 10 m air rifle.
(a) Apurvi Chandela
(b) Anjum Moudgil
(c) Manu Bhaker
(d) Anish Bhanwala
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
  • Apurvi Chandela on 01st May, 2019, attained the world number 1 position in the women’s 10m air rifle event while compatriot Anjum Moudgil rose to number two position.
  • The rifle ace from Jaipur is among the five Indian shooters to have already secured 2020 Olympics quotas for the country.
  • Chandela shot a world record score of 252.9 to clinch gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in February, 2019.
  • She is also a gold medalist earlier at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Game and a bronze winner in the next edition at Gold Coast.
  • Earlier In the 2018 Asian Games, Chandela had won a bronze medal in the 10m mixed rifle event.
  • Anjum Moudgil attained the world number two rank in 10m Air Rifle after her mixed team gold at the ISSF World Cup in Beijing.

                                                                                                           Abhinav Mishra

Links:

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/apurvi-chandela-is-world-number-one-in-10m-air-rifle-anjum-claims-second-position/article27000950.ece