Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan on Thursday said her maiden senior World Cup medal will be a "great confidence booster" as she seeks to scale greater heights in coming years.
The fast-rising Elavenil finished on top in the women's 10m air rifle competition, pipping fancied compatriots Apurvi Chandela and Anjum Moudgil, in the ISSF Rifle-Pistol Stage 4 World Cup here.
The 20-year-old is only the third Indian to achieve the feat after Anjali Bhagwat and current world number one Chandela.
"I am happy and this win will give me great confidence going ahead into other national and international competitions," said the youngster, who trains under Project Leap and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest.
Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang has played a part in Elavenil's progress and the shooter did not forget to thank him.
"I am really thrilled with this achievement and want to thank my mentor Gagan sir, my coach Neha ma'am & my mental trainer Kirtika ma'am who have trained me so well and without their correct guidance, this would not have been possible."
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