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Jitu Rai with the Army Marksmanship Unit commanding officer Col Lalit Sharma Changwon. (TOI Photo)

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Ace shooter of Indian Army Sub Jitu Rai has won a bronze medal in the 10 meter Air Pistol (Men) event in the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/ Pistol Shooting competition being held at Changwon in South Korea on Sunday evening.Jin Jongoh of South Korea has won the gold medal in the same event by scoring 206 points while Naung Ye Tun of Malaysia has won the silver by scoring 201 points. Jitu's score was 181.1 points. The competitions started on April 8 and will conclude on April 16.As soon as Jitu Rai fired his last shot and his score was flashed on the screen of the score board, his friends watching the event live on TV set, thousands of miles far in the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) in Mhow, the environment here was filled with cheers.AMU commanding officer Col Lalit Sharma who is also in Korea to supervise the performance of his shooters, said that Rai's sterling performance has brought laurels for the army and the nation and has fulfilled the promise of the AMU towards the nation. It also displays the relentless commitment of the AMU towards Olympic excellence.Rai, who is just 28 years old, got recruited in the 11th battalion of the Gorkha regiment, is having distinction of wining six international medals in a span of only nine months in the last year.@TOISportsNews