Asian Games: Kamaljeet-Suruchi shoot India to gold in 10m Air Pistol

Indian shooters Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh produced an excellent performance and fired their way to the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games on Friday, bouncing back in style after disappointing outings in their respective individual events.Kamaljeet and Suruchi shot a total of 484.6 in the final in which the top four pairs qualify for the medal round. They were followed by South Korea's Suhyeon Hong and Gaeun Choo (478.0) in second place. The Koreans were 6.6 behind Kamaljeet and Suruchi, which showed the Indian pair's dominance in the final.Iran bagged bronze in the event with 415.8.

STORY | Kamaljeet, Suruchi shoot gold in 10m air pistol mixed team; India also win 3P team silver in rifle

Indian shooters Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet produced an excellent performance to fire their way to the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games… pic.twitter.com/lMpSjVhF72

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Earlier, Kamaljeet and Suruchi stormed into the final after topping the qualification with a strong performance.After registering a 196 in the opening series, the Indian pair raced to 391 at the end of second series after scoring 195, placing them within sight of making the finals with just 20 shots remaining. They aggregated another 196 in the the third series to take their tally to 587, which included 29 inner 10s.After registering a 196 in the opening series, the Indian pair raced to 391 at the end of second series after scoring 195, placing them within sight of making the finals with just 20 shots remaining. They aggregated another 196 in the third series to take their tally to 587, which included 29 inner 10s.
Kamaljeet ended ninth in the individual qualification, while Suruchi was 26th, with neither making the individual final. India also missed out on medals in both the men's and women's team events.The duo of Kamaljeet and Suruchi made a solid start in the final and led after the first 10 shots.Suruchi opened with a 10.4, while Kamaljeet shot 9.7. In their second attempts, Suruchifollowed up with 10.2 and Kamaljeet had 9.8.The Indian pair aggregated 202.4 after 10 shots to sit at the top of the standings. With a 1013, they maintained their lead