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Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter Anish Bhanwala bagged India's 12th Paris Olympic quota in shooting as he clinched a bronze medal in the men's 25m rapid pistol fire event at the Asian Championships in Changwon, Korea on Monday. The 21-year-old from Karnal, who had 28 hits in the final, lost a shoot out to Japan's Dai Yoshioka, who won the silver medal. Local favourite Lee Gunhyeok took home the gold.
Manu Bhaker secured the 11th Paris Olympics quota place for the country after finishing fifth in women's 25m sports pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea on Saturday. One of the most recognisable faces in Indian shooting, Manu, who had also secured the quota for the 2022 Tokyo Olympics, shot 24 in the final, bowing out in a shoot-off to miss out on another international medal.
Manu Bhaker secured the 11th Paris Olympics quota place for the country after finishing fifth in women's 25m sports pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea on Saturday. One of the most recognisable faces in Indian shooting, Manu, who had also secured the quota for the 2022 Tokyo Olympics, shot 24 in the final, bowing out in a shoot-off to miss out on another international medal.
India's Sift Kaur Samra bagged a gold while Ashi Chouksey got a bronze medal in the women's 50 m rifle 3P individual final at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, giving the country a double podium finish. With the score of 469.6 points, Sift not only topped the charts to secure a gold, but also broke the world record, Asian record and the Asian Games record. The world record was held by Great Britain, the Asian record was held by China and the Asian Games record was previously held by Mongolia.
Asian Games 2023, September 27 Live Updates:Indian shooters have dominated the proceedings on Wednesday, winning 2 golds, one silver and a bronze medal, across individual and team events. Sift Kaur Sharma and Ashi Chouksey, who had earlier secured a silver in team event, won an individual gold and bronze, respectively. So far, India have won four medals on September 27, taking the overall medals tally to 18. Later in the day, the quartet of Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela and Divyakriit Singh will also take part in Dressage - Intermediate (individual) after they clinched the gold medal in the team event. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally)
Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar on Monday was elated at winning two medals at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. “I never thought that I would win two medals in a single day,” the 22-year-old athlete told ANI. Aishwary was part of the Indian team which won a gold at the Men's 10 Metre Air Rifle Team event earlier today and he also notched a bronze medal in the individual event of the same category. “It is not a gold medal (in a team event) but also our world record so it is very special. We are very happy that we won gold in the team event and created a new world record in the Asian Games,” said the shooter who hails from Khargone in Madhya Pradesh.
Young Indian shooter Nischal has won silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Cup in Rio De Janeiro. She on Monday gave India its second medal on the concluding day of the tournament. Her achievement becomes even more credible given that this was her very first senior World Cup appearance. She finished behind Norwegian rifle ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad with a score of 458.0 in the final. Duestad is the reigning Air Rifle European Champion and 300m 3P World Champion and has 12 ISSF World Cup medals to her name including five gold. She was also fourth in Tokyo Olympics.
Young Indian shooter Nischal has won silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Cup in Rio De Janeiro. She on Monday gave India its second medal on the concluding day of the tournament. Her achievement becomes even more credible given that this was her very first senior World Cup appearance. She finished behind Norwegian rifle ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad with a score of 458.0 in the final. Duestad is the reigning Air Rifle European Champion and 300m 3P World Champion and has 12 ISSF World Cup medals to her name including five gold. She was also fourth in Tokyo Olympics.