Shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar secured a bronze medal in the
men’s 10 m air rifle individual final at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou.
He ended in third position with a total of 228.8 points. The gold
medal went to Lihao Sheng of China (253.3 points) while the silver medal was
secured by South Korea’s Hajun Park (251.3 points).
Interestingly, Aishwary beat his compatriot Rudrranksh Patil in the
shoot-off for bronze. The latter finished with 208.7 points at the fourth spot.
This is Bharat’s fourth medal in shooting at Hangzhou.
Earlier today, Team Bharat’s shooting trio, Divyansh Panwar,
Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwary Tomar, clinched gold in the Men’s 10 m air rifle
team shooting event.
Their impressive score of 1893.7 not only secured the top spot but
also shattered China’s world record of 1893.3 points set in August 2023.
The silver medal was bagged by South Korea, with a total of 1890.1
points. China fell way behind to secure the bronze with 1888.2 points.
This was Bharat’s first gold in the Asian Games Hangzhou. Bharat so
far has won nine medals at the ongoing Asian Games, consisting of one gold,
three silver, and five bronze.
The shooting events at the Asian Games Hangzhou will be conducted
from September 24 to October 1. A total of 33 medal events will be taking place
across rifle, pistol and shotgun categories at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre.
Olympian Manu Bhaker and former world champion Rudrankksh are some
of the stars of the 33-member Bharatiya contingent.
*Asian Games 2023: Bharatiya Shooting Squad Men
10m air rifle: Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar,
Divyansh Singh Panwar
50m rifle 3 positions: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale,
Akhil Sheoran
10m air pistol: Arjun Singh Cheema, Shiva Narwal, Sarabjot Singh
25m rapid fire pistol: Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh
Skeet: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Angad Vir
Singh Bajwa
Trap: Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Toindaman, Zoravar Singh Sandhu
Women
10m air rifle: Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita
50m rifle 3 positions: Sift Kaur Samra, Manini Kaushik, Ashi
Chouksey
10m air pistol: Divya TS, Palak, Esha Singh
25m sports pistol: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh
Skeet: Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore, Women’s
trap: Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak
Mixed Team
Air rifle: Divyansh Singh Panwar, Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, Aishwary
Pratap Singh Tomar
Air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Divya TS, Esha Singh, Shiva Narwal
Skeet: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Ganemat Sekhon,
Gurjoat Singh Khangura.
ANI
