Sift Kaur Samra wins gold in women’s 50m Rifle event

India’s Sift Kaur Samra on Wednesday won gold in the women’s 50m Rifle 3-P individual event at the Asian Games 2023 to give India its fifth gold at Hangzhou. In women's 25m pistol shooting event, Indian team comprising of Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan and Esha Singh also claimed the gold medal. Meanwhile, in the individual women's 25m pistol event, Esha Singh secured the Silver medal, finishing second to China's Rui Liu.

An exemplary Gold for India.

Congratulations to the 25m Pistol Women Team, comprising @realmanubhaker, @SangwanRhythm and Esha Singh, for their spectacular victory!

Their remarkable teamwork has yielded great results. Best wishes for their future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/piDieqWzpT

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 27, 2023

In the men's skeet finals, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka also clinched the Silver medal with an impressive score of 58 out of 60 shots. This brings the overall medal tally for India to 22 - 5 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze.     
Vishnu Saravanan, has added another medal by securing a bronze in the ILCA- 7 event at the Asian Games 2023. He finished with a net score of 34. Earlier, in a 50m rifle team event Indian trio of Sift Samra Kaur, Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik clinched silver while Ashi Chouksey in an individual event of 50m rifles bagged a bronze medal. In the Preliminary stages of Pool A match of Asian Games, Indian Women's Hockey Team trounced Singapore 14-0.

on Day 4 of #AsianGames2022 continues to shine brightly

Team India's dedication and passion inspire us all. Let's celebrate their incredible achievements and keep the flag soaring high

Here's the Midday wrap,spotlighting India's achievements so far today #HallaBol pic.twitter.com/jgO7stE19i

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