Asian Games: India wins second Gold in shooting, top finish for Women's 25 m pistol team
The silver medal was secured by China with 1756 points. South Korea got the bronze medal with a total of 1742 points.
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HANGZHOU: The Indian shooting trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan continued the country's dominating run at shooting as they captured a Gold medal in women's 25 m pistol team event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday.
India got a total of 1759 points, enough to clinch the gold.The silver medal was secured by China with 1756 points. South Korea got the bronze medal with a total of 1742 points.
Manu Bhaker lead the way for the team with a fantastic rapid series. Manu Bhaker finished at the top of the qualification standings in the women's 25m pistol event, scoring 590.
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Esha Singh finished 5th with 586 while Rhythm Sangwan came 7th with 583. Their combined score was enough to edge China out by 3 points.
With this, India has bagged its seventh shooting medal and fourth gold medal overall.
Earlier, the team of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar had captured a world-record-breaking gold in men's 10 metre air rifle team. Also in the women's 10 m air rifle team, the trio of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey had got a silver.
