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London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar becomes world No. 2

Press Trust of India | Posted on Sep 17, 2012 at 11:10pm IST

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New Delhi: London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar has added another feather to his cap as he achieved the world number 2 ranking in the latest list issued by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

Vijay has 2871 points compared to top-ranked Pupo Leuris' 3690 - he won the gold medal at the Games.

Bronze winner Ding Feng of China was fourth with 2699 points, a place behind Russia's Alexei Klimov who has 2856 to his name. Reitz Christian of Germany completed the top-five with 2475 points.

Olympic silver medallist Vijay now world No. 2

The Indian shooter has 2871 points compared to top-ranked Pupo Leuris\' 3690 in the latest list issued by the ISSF.

Two other Indians - Pemba Tamang (159 points) and Gurpreet Singh (76) - were ranked 23rd and 34th respectively in the list.

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Vijay Kumar

Posted on May 12, 2013 at 03:18PM IST
Vijay Kumar is a sport shooter from India. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is presently a serv ...

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