Shooter Apurvi Chandela is now world No. 1

JAIPUR: City girl Apurvi Chandela hit a historic bullseye on Wednesday when she became the world number one 10m air rifle woman shooter.
In the world rankings released on the day, Chandela tops the list with 1926 points. Incidentally, another Indian Anjum Moudgal is placed second. Anjali Bhagwat is the only Indian woman to have topped this list in the past.
Chandela is also the 10th Indian to become world number one in any shooting events.She joins the likes of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Gagan Narang, Jitu Rai, Heena Sidhu among others.
Chandela expressed her happiness and said the ultimate test would be the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Chandela, who has already earned a quota place for the Olympics, has been very consistent in the recent past. She won the ISSF World Cup gold in New Delhi earlier this year.
She returned to the city from China on Tuesday night after an event in China and is currently preparing for the Munich World Cup later this month.