Shooters dominate with best-ever show

India ended the championship just short of the 100-medal mark, with 26 silver and 23 bronze medals to go with the 50 gold

- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Curtains were drawn on the 16th Asian Shooting Championship (All events) in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, and after 12 exhilarating competition days, the Indian team registered a historic best-ever showing, finishing with an unprecedented 50 golds to top the tallyalso a first in the history of the premier continental championship.

Particularly pleasing was the senior team’s performance in the 15 Olympic events across the rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines, where Indian shooters won six gold, two silver, and three bronze medals, finishing behind global powerhouse China, which won eight gold medals, with hosts Kazakhstan picking up the other.