INDIAN MEN'S TEAM SECURES SHOOTING GOLD, WOMEN CLAIM SILVER

Medals continued to pour in for India in the shooting arena as the country secured a gold in the men’s 50m rifle threeposition team event with a world record

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Additionally, the Esha Singh-led women’s 10m air pistol trio secured a silver at the Asian Games on Friday.

The men’s 50m rifle 3-positions team, comprising the young trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (591), Swapnil Kusale (591) and Akhil Sheoran (587), overcame the Chinese challenge with ease with a score of 1769 to take the top podium finish, while the hosts were a clear six points adrift with 1763 points.

South Korea was a distant third with 1748 points.

Aishwary and Swapnil shot superbly to make the individual finals as well. They were placed first and second after the qualification round, something never seen before in a sport dominated by the Chinese at the Asian level.