DEHRADUN, 30 JAN            

Former World Cup winner Narmada Nithin Raju overcame a strong field, which included Asian Games medallist Ramita Jindal and Olympian

Elavenil Valarivan, not only created a national record but missed equalling the world mark by a fraction of a point on her way to clinching gold in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the 38th National Games here on Thursday.

Narmada, representing Tamil Nadu, clinched the top podium finish with a score of 254.4, beating back the challenge from Maharashtra’s Arya Borse (252.5) and Ramita (230.4) in the eight-shooter final. In the process, she broke the national mark of 252.9 set by Olympian Apurvi Chandela at the 2019 World Cup in New Delhi. The world record in the event is 254.5 points.