CWG shooting: Tejaswini, Lajja bag silver, fourth for India

Tejaswini Sawant and Lajja Gauswami Tuesday won the fourth medal of the day for India in the Commonwealth Games here by bagging the silver in women’s 50-metre rifle 3 position pairs event.

Tejaswini, who became the first Indian woman to win a World Championship (50-metre prone) in August, had a score of 575 (194 prone, 190 standing and 191 kneeling) while Lajja shot 568 (193 prone, 188 standing and 187 kneeling). They shot a total of 1143 points.

The gold went to Singaporean duo of Aquilah Sudhir and Xiang Wei Jasmine with a Games record score of 1149 points, and Scotland’s Kay Copland and Jen McIntosh settled for the bronze with a tally of 1142.
Aquilah shot 581 (199 prone, 190 standing, 192 kneeling) and Jasmine had a total of 568 (194 prone, 187 standing, 187 standing). They broke the Games record (1143) jointly held by Canada’s Sharon Bowes and Christina Ashcroft and England’s Lousie Minett and Becky Spicer.
Scotland’s Kay shot 574 (195 prone, 186 standing and 193 kneeling) and her compatriot Jen shot 568 (196 prone, 183 standing and 189 kneeling).