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.
Two other Indians - Pemba Tamang (159 points) and Gurpreet Singh (76) - were ranked 23rd and 34th respectively in the list....
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11:10 PM, Sep 17, 2012
London: Marksman Vijay Kumar lifted the Indian shooting team's spirit by qualifying for the final of the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the Olympic Games here on Friday. Six shooters are competing in the final and Vijay Kumar has 50 percent chances of winning a medal. En route to his total score of 585, Kumar became the second shooter to break the previous Olympic record of 583 during... 
London: Indian shooter Vijay Kumar lifted the country's spirits on day six of the London Olympics by ending Stage 1 of the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol qualifying event at overall fifth position on the table but joint second with 293 points. However, medal hope Ronjan Sodhi couldn't make it through to the Double Trap final. Vijay shot seven inner 10s in the first stage of qualifications with an average... 
