Jitu Rai wins silver at ISSF World Cup

Munich, June 11:
Indian pistol shooter Jitu Rai’s hard work bore fruit today when he clinched the silver medal in the men’s 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup here.
The 27-year-old shooter from Lucknow shot an impressive 199.4 in the finals, after aggregating 583 in the qualification stage.
Another Indian shooter, Prakash Nanjappa, finished seventh after scoring 97.1 in the finals, to go with his 584 in the qualification.
Spain’s Pablo Carrera won the gold after shooting 201.3, while Pavlo Korostylov of Ukraine bagged the bronze. (PTI)

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