India dominates Asian Rifle Pistol Championship with 10 gold medals
India continued its strong run at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in Delhi, winning 10 gold, five silver and one bronze medals. Samrat Rana and Suruchi Singh claimed silver, while Rashmika Sahgal, Vanshika Chaudhary and Priyanshi Purva led India’s gold rush
Hyderabad: Reigning world champion Samrat Rana and world cup final winner Suruchi Singh joined forces to clinch silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, even as the hosts extended their domination of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in Delhi on Thursday, with their gold count reaching 10 after two days of competition.
Southpaw Rashmika Sahgal and Vanshika Chaudhary in the 10m air pistol women junior, and Priyanshi Purva and Chahek Kohla in the corresponding youth category, also delivered back-to-back 1-2 finishes. Their combined efforts saw India finish the day with a rich haul of 10 gold, five silver and one bronze medal, quite a distance ahead of Uzbekistan, who are second on the table with three gold.
Uzbekistan’s lone gold of the day came from the 10m air pistol mixed team pair of Nigina Saidkulova and Mukhammad Kamalov, who prevailed over Samrat and Suruchi by 481.3 to 479.6 in the 48-shot pair final.
In the 10m air pistol women junior event, Rashmika Sahgal of India won gold with a score of 237.9, while teammate Vanshika Chaudhary came second with 236.7. Indonesian Asyifa Rihadatul won bronze in the event.
A similar 1-2 was repeated in the third final of the day, when Priyanshi Purva won the 10m air pistol women youth gold with an effort of 234.8, while compatriot Chahek Kohla clinched silver with 233.0. Chinese Taipei shooter Liao Ke Rong won bronze.
Two more gold for the hosts came through the team competitions where the trio of Rashmika, Vanshika and Agam Grewal won the junior women air pistol team gold with a combined tally of 1714, a good 43 points ahead of the silver-winning Kazakhstan team.
Priyanshi, Chahek and Shiksha Saran also won the women youth air pistol team gold with an effort of 1709. Kazakhstan had to settle for silver again with a score of 1627.
