The Indian triumvirate of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm
Sangwan fired in tandem to shoot the gold medal in the women’s 25m pistol team
event at the Asian Games.
Manu, Esha and Rhythm totalled 1,759 to finish on top of the podium
and help the country clinch its fourth gold medal in the ongoing sporting
extravaganza.
The sensational Manu also topped the qualification after finishing
the last rapid-fire series with 98.
The Chinese bagged the silver medal with 1756, while the shooters
from South Korea settled for the third position with a total score of 1,742.
They claimed the top prize minutes after another trio of Indian
shooters dished out an excellent performance to win a silver medal in the women’s
50m rifle 3 position event.
Ashi Chouksey, Manini Koushik and Sift Kaur Samra combined to shoot
a total of 1,764 points in the qualification to finish second on the podium.
Hosts China won the gold with an aggregate score of 1,773, while
South Korea bagged the bronze with a total score of 1,756.
Samra and Chauksey qualified for the finals as well by finishing
second and sixth respectively, while Kaushik bowed out in the individual event
by finishing 18th.
Sift scored a total of 594 to create a joint new Asian record for
qualifying.
PTI
