Rana shoots gold Down Under

Jaspal Rana won the gold in his pet event — centre fire pistol — as India wound up their campaign with a 1-2 finish on the last day of pistol and rifle competitions in the sixth Commonwealth Shooting Championship in Melbourne today.

Adding today’s tally, India’s total medal count stood at 27 including 12 gold, nine silver and six bronze medals.

Rana, who won the gold in the 2001 edition in Bisley (England), tallied 585/600 to beat the challenge of veteran compatriot Ashok Pandit (576) who took the silver. David Moor of Australia finished third