Jaipur. Yet another shooter, Apurvi Chandela from Rajasthan, has done the country proud by bagging four medals in the recently held 37th edition of the 3-day (6 February to 8 February) Intershoot Championship at the Hague, Netherland. She was participating in the Air Rifle Women’s Category. As many as 28 countries had participated in this prestigious shooting event.
One day (6 February) one, she bagged individual Gold in the first match (414.6+208.9), while in the second she won individual bronze (414.2+185.4) and a Team Gold medal (1232.5) along with Suma Shirur (ex-Olympian from India) and Neha Chaphekar. On the third day (8 February), Apurvi won a Silver medal(414.3+204.2).
Apurvi, who was the National Champion in 2012, said that it was a tough competition as many Olympians had participated as a preparation for Olympics in 2016. However, she is satisfied with her performance and is now preparing for the next Asian Championship and the World Cup.