Archer Jhanu Hansda breaks world record

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September 09, 2006 20:25 IST

Top-ranked woman archer Jhanu Hansda of Jharkhand, on Saturday broke the world record in compound category by scoring 1405 points out of a maximum 1440 on the second day of the selection trial for the Indian team being held at the J R D Tata Sports complex in Jamshedpur.

Jhanu broke the record of Jannie Van Netta of the US, who had hald it by shooting 1402 points.

Ace archer Tarundeep Rai also set a new national record today by amassing 1352 points, breaking the earlier one held by Jayanta Talukdar (1350) at the Nationals in Kolkata in January this year.

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