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Infographic: India’s medal contenders – apurvi chandela

Heena Sidhu and Manu Bhaker will lead the Indian contingent’s charge as the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced for the ISSF World Cup to be held in Delhi in February.

One of India's brightest medal prospects at the Tokyo Olympics, apurvi chandela's hopes of taking a break in four months time, after more than two years of high-intensity training, are now dashed with the coronavirus pandemic pushing the extravaganza back by a year.

The 22-year-old Jaipur girl finished second on the podium after she tallied 206.9, just 0.6 behind Ahmadi Elaheh of Iran, who won the gold medal with a tally of 207.5.

Jaipurites from different walks of life came together to congratulate young achiever apurvi chandela for winning the gold medal at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games. Organised by Rajasthan Forum, regulars from the city’s social circuit and representatives of various organizations gathered at this do to felicitate her.

The Covid-19 outbreak has left many sportspersons with deflated confidence, poor fitness levels and a fogged career vision. But not apurvi chandela. The 10m air rifle shooter, a good bet to win an Olympic medal, is making good use of this lockdown by pursuing her love for photography and competing in online matches from her Jaipur residence.

Defending her no-show in the 50m three-position event at the World University Games in South Korea, ace shooter apurvi chandela said it was the officials who misguided and asked her to compete in an event for which she did not even have the equipment.

In a first, Indian duo Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma have been placed 1-2 in the latest rankings for 2019 released by the International Shooting Sport Federation. The duo of apurvi chandela and Elavenil Valarivan have been placed 1-2 in women's 10m air rifle event, respectively, for 2019. Overall, 10 Indian shooters have made it to the top-10 in their respective events.

The Beijing Olympics gold medallist won a Rio Games quota place for India on Thursday but missed out on a medal in the 10m air rifle final at ISSF World Cup in Munich.

The ace shooter, who had won bronze at the London Olympics in the 10m air rifle, secured a quota place by winning bronze in the men's 50m prone event at the Fort Benning World Cup.

Indian shooter apurvi chandela pledged to donate Rs 3 lakh to PM-CARES Fund while Rs 2 lakh to Rajasthan CM Relief Fund to support the battle against Coronavirus pandemic in the country. All India Football Federation also pledged to donate Rs 25 lakh to the PM-Cares Fund to support the fight against the coronavirus threat. Hockey India contributed Rs 25 lakh.

Himachal's Zeena Khitta stunned West Bengal's Mehuli Ghosh and world no.3 apurvi chandela to emerge as the new national champion in the women's 10m Air Rifle event at the ongoing 63rd National Shooting Championship Competitions Rifle/Pistol here on Thursday.

Shooter apurvi chandela, who won gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, has been selected as brand ambassador for the Election Commission's electoral awareness programme in Rajasthan.