A gold medal with a world record score and an Olympic quota as an icing on the cake, young Saurabh Chaudhary could have hardly asked for more on a 'Super Sunday', where his sole focus was on giving his best "shot".
Saurabh, who holds the junior world record, smashed the senior record on his way to the men's 10m air pistol gold with at the ISSF World Cup here.
He finished with a total score of 245, also securing an Olympic quota for the country in the process.
"I was not thinking about the world record. If I had thought about making a record then it would not have been possible, neither was I thinking about the Olympic quota, I just wanted to give my best," Saurabh said after the win.
Saurabh, whose every shot were met by ecstatic cheers from the crowd, said it was special winning at home.
"To win a medal in front of the home crowd, in my first senior World Cup was superb. The crowd was similar to the Asian Games," the teenager said.
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