Tejaswini Sawant reigns supreme in 50m rifle 3P trials

NEW DELHI: Senior Indian shooter

Tejaswini Sawant

upstaged Punjab's Anjum Moudgil in a battle of two

Olympic quota holders

to win the women's 50m rifle 3 positions T1 trials at the Dr Karni Singh

Shooting

range on Monday.

The former world champion from Maharashtra aced the qualifying field with 1171 before prevailing over her younger rival Anjum with an effort of 458.7.

Anjum finished second with 457.8.

Earlier, Anjum had qualified third with a 1167, behind Madhya Pradesh's Sunidhi Chauhan, who shot 1168.

Haryana's Nishchal, who took the final eighth qualifying spot, finished a creditable third in the finals, upstaging another senior shooter

Lajja Gauswami

.