The Indian team secured the gold medal with a score of 1769 in the men's 5 rifle 3 positions event, featuring Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, and Akhil Sheoran. On their way to clinching the gold medal, the Indian sharpshooters shattered the existing World Record by amassing a total of 1769 points, surpassing the prior record established by the United States in 2022 during the CAT championships by an impressive eight points..
Hangzhou Asian Games: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran win gold in 50-metre Rifle 3Ps Men's team event pic.twitter.com/JGv3kV0EYD
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023
India have managed to win yet another medal in shooting this year as the trio of Esha Singh, Palak and Divya Subbaraju Thadigol won silver. They finished with 1731 points.Esha and Palak will also be competing in the women's individual event.
India's PV Sindhu loses 14-21, 21-15, 21-14 to Pornpawee Chochuwong. India go 0-1 down against Thailand. India’s Nina Venkatesh fails to advance to the the final of the women’s 50m Butterfly after finishing 14th in her heat with a timing of 27.80s.
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