Shooter Tejaswini Sawant wins Commonwealth Games gold, Anjum Moudgil takes silver

Indian shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil have won gold and silver respectively in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions.

Winner Tejaswini Sawant (R) and Anjum Moudgil, silver, pose with their national flag during the women's 50m Rifle 3P final during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. | AP 

GOLD COAST: Indian shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil have won gold and silver respectively in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.

Tejaswini registered a new Games record 457.9 points to take the title. Anjum scored 455.7.

Seonaid McIntosh of Scotland took bronze with 444.6.

Earlier, Anjum clinched the top spot in the qualification standings with a CWG record of 589 points.

Sawant qualified at the third position with a score of 582.

Singapore's Martina Lindsay Veloso was second on the qualification ladder with 584.