Manu claims top honour

Putian: India’s young shooters touched another sensational high with Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar winning gold medals in their respective events for the country’s best-ever show in the ISSF World Cup Finals here on Thursday. The 17-year-old Manu fired her way to the gold with a junior world record in the women’s 10m air pistol event, while the 20-year-old Elavenil claimed the top honours in the women’s 10m air rifle competition. Later, another teen sensation Divyansh, who is all of 17, finished on top in the men’s 10m air rifle competition with a final score of 250.1. India are currently top of the table with three gold medals. (PTI)