Asian Games Live | India’s women shooters win 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
India continued to win medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games in China on Wednesday (September 27).
Shooter Sift Kaur Samra had the distinction of winning India’s first individual gold medal at the Asian Games in the 50m rifle 3 positions event (prone, kneeling, and standing). She even won it with a score that beat the World and Asian Games records.
Esha Singh, 18, bagged a silver in the women’s individual 25m pistol event.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian triumvirate of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan fired in tandem to win the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event.
The trio of Ashi Chouksey, Manini Koushik, and Sift Kaur Samra grabbed the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team final.
Ashi Chouksey managed to clinch the bronze in the women’s individual 50m rifle 3 positions event, in which her compatriot Sift Kaur Samra won the gold.
With these, India have won 21 medals, including five gold, six silver, and 10 bronze.
As the day’s competitions came to a close on Tuesday (September 26), India stood sixth in the medals tally, with the heavyweights China and South Korea leading the fray with 95 and 45 medals respectively.
India’s equestrian team won a gold in the team dressage event after a 41-year long wait.
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- 27 Sep 2023 8:50 AM GMT
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- 27 Sep 2023 8:49 AM GMT
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- 27 Sep 2023 8:47 AM GMT
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- 27 Sep 2023 8:44 AM GMT
Sift Kaur Samra clinches gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions women's individual final
In a remarkable achievement at the Asian Games 2023, Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra secured the gold medal in the women's individual final for the 50m rifle 3 positions, triumphing by an impressive margin of 7.3 points. The 22-year-old shooter achieved a historic total score of 469.6 points, setting a new world record for the event.
Ashi Chouksey clinched the bronze medal with a final score of 451.9 points. She had been in contention for the silver medal but ultimately yielded to China's Zhang Qiongyue during the standing elimination round.
- 27 Sep 2023 8:42 AM GMT
Esha Singh bags silver in Women's 25 Metre Air Pistol individual event
Hangzhou Asian Games: Esha Singh bags silver medal in Women's 25 Metre Air Pistol individual event pic.twitter.com/Mh6yleVllZ
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