April 15, 2015 6:01 PM

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ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters end with two bronze, Olympic quota

The Indian shooting team finished its campaign at the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) with one Olympic quota and two bronze medals today. At Changwon, Korea, Chain Singh missed out on a berth in the final of men's 50-metre rifle 3 position by only a point. Besides Chain Singh, the other two rifle shooters in the fray – London Olympic bronze medalist Gagan Narang, and Sanjeev Rajput, too, could not clear the final qualifying, a day after surviving the elimination round. Chain Singh managed to score 1,173, while Narang finished 33rd with a total of 1,162 and Rajput finished 47th scoring 1,155 in the final qualification round. India's campaign ended with Apurvi Chandela and Jitu Rai winning a bronze each. Apurvi's medal also earned India their second Olympic quota place for the Rio Games. Jitu had already qualified for the Rio Olympics. The focus now shifts to the ISSF Shotgun World Cup, to be held in Larnaca, Cyprus. Ten quota places, 6 for men and 4 for women, will be up for grabs in that tournament which begins on the 24th of this month.

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