Asian Games, Shooting: Gold For Men's Trap Team; Kynan Chenai Shoots Down Individual Bronze

01.10.2023 - 10:13 sports.ndtv.com

Indian trap exponents made it a memorable final day of shooting competitions in Hangzhou with the men's team clinching a gold and Kynan Chenai taking the individual bronze after the women had won the team silver at the Asian Games.

With three medals in trap on the last day of competition, Indian shooters will return home with an amazing haul of 22 medals -- seven gold, nine silver and six bronze -- their best ever in the continental showpiece. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule) After the men's and women's teams had won their medals, all eyes were on trap stalwarts Kynan and Zoravar Singh in men's and Manisha Keer in women's to bring individual glory as they had all entered the six-shooter finals.

Kynan went on to shoot down the bronze after being in contention for silver, aggregating 32 out of 40. Veteran marksman Zoravar, competing in his third Asian Games spread over 25 years, once again failed in his endeavour to clinch a major individual medal in his entire career, finishing fifth in the finals shooting 23/30.

Kynan though chugged along before he lost his rhythm in the last three series of five shots each, missing five clay pigeons to settle for bronze.

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