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Greek shooter Anna Korakaki wins gold in ISSF world championship
Greece's Olympic medalist Anna Korakaki became the new air pistol champion at the 10m air pistol event at the 2018 World Shooting Championship in Changwon, South Korea, on Tuesday.
The Rio 2016 Gold and Bronze medalist beat Serbia's Zorana Arunovic with a tally of 241.1 points.
This victory means Korakaki qualifies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Grgic meets Olympic standard for Rio Games
CHANGWON - Serbian sports shooter Dimitrije Grgic has finished fourth in the men's air rifle event at the World Cup in Changwon, securing an Olympic berth for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Scoring 159.2 points in the final, he fell short of winning a medal, finishing behind Jin Jong-oh of South Korea, Ye Tun Naung of Myanmar and Jitu Rai of India.
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Shooting-Maksimovic wins "visa" for 2016 Rio Olympics
CHANGWON - London Olympic shooting vice-champion Ivana Maksimovic won a "visa" for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after winning a silver medal at the 2015 ISSF World Cup in the Korean city of Changwon Saturday to meet the qualification standard.