In another team event, Indian shooting trio including Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan secured gold in women’s 25 m pistol today. The trio achieved a total score of 1759, claiming the top spot of the podium and marking India’s fourth gold medal in the ongoing sporting event. Manu Bhaker stood out by topping the qualification round following last rapid-fire series and scoring 98 in it.

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Chinese team secured silver medal with a total score of 1756, while South Korea’s shooters secured bronze medal for the third position with an overall score of 1742.

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India’s Sift Samra bagged gold and Ashi Chouksey bagged bronze medal in the 50-metre Rifle 3 positions event. Sift Kaur Samra set a new world and Games record with a score of 469.6, earning her gold medal. Ashi Chouksey secured third position with a score of 451.9 in the eight-woman final. China’s Qiongyue Zhang won silver medal with a score of 462.3.

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This victory came shortly after another Indian trio including Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey and Manini Koushik secured a silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 position event. The Indian team secured a total of 1764 points in the qualification round, finishing second place on the podium.

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Host China won gold medal with an aggregate score of 1773, and South Korea secured bronze medal with a total score of 1756. Samra and Chauksey also qualified for the finals. Samra finished second and Chauksey finished sixth, while Kaushik bowed out in the individual event by finishing 18th. Samra achieved a joint new Asian record for qualifying with a total score of 594.

(With agency inputs)

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Updated: 27 Sep 2023, 02:28 PM IST