Commonwealth Games 2018: 11 medallists from Gold Coast who would've made the cut in Rio 

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7. Tejaswini Sawant, 50m Rifle 3 positions

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Shooting - Commonwealth Games Day 9
Shooting - Commonwealth Games Day 9

This is not Tejaswini's first Commonwealth Games medal. She has been around the scene for a long time now. The veteran shooter has won medals previously, in the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. Tejaswini has two Golds from the Melbourne Games in her collection. She also has a Silver and two Bronze, all won in the Delhi edition of the CWG.

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Tejaswini became the sixth Indian shooter to win a Gold at the Commonwealth Games this year. She also became the sixth Indian shooter to create a Games Record in their event.

Tejaswini shot 457.9, a total that would've been enough to secure the Bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Du li of China came in third in Rio, with a total of 447.4 after 45 shots.

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