New Delhi: Jitu Rai rejuvenated his shooting career by winning the Champion of Champions pistol award, and a cash prize of € 5000 in the World Cup Final in Bologna, Italy, on Sunday. In the mixed knock-out competition meant only for the medallists in the World Cup Final, Jitu beat Damir Mikec of Serbia 29.6 to 28.3 in the climax, featuring three shots. Olympic champion Anna Korakaki finished third in the Champion of Champions pistol competition. The honour in the rifle event went to Sergey Kamenskiy of Russia who beat two-time Olympian Du Li of China 31.7 to 31.6. Jitu Rai had earlier won the free pistol silver, but finished sixth in air pistol.

Source: The Hindu October 10, 2016 14:37 UTC