Anjum Moudgill surpasses world record at Masters Meet

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Shooter Anjum Moudgill shot well above the world records for finals to win gold at the XII Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters on Monday.Anjum shot 253.9 in the finals, which is a full point more than national team mate world no.1 Apurvi Chandela's 252.9 in the finals of the New Delhi World Cup earlier in the year. Top 15 leading shooters of the country in each discipline are eligible to participate at the Masters at Karni Singh Range here. Anjum, representing Punjab, beat West Bengal's Mehuli Ghosh to win gold. Mehuli missed Apurvi's mark by 0.7 but she won the junior women's final with a score of 253. She pipped Elavenil Valarivan, who won silver with a score of 252.4.
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