Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary bags Gold, Abhishek Verma clinches Bronze and Sanjeev Rajput Bags Silver in 50m Rifle
India's heart beats races faster in Asian Games 2018 when Saurabh Chaudhary clinched the gold medal while Abhishek Verma won the bronze medal in Men's 10m Air Pistol final.
Right after that the veteran Sanjeev Rajput has bagged the Silver medal in the Men's 50m 3 Position Rifle Event.Saurabh produced an Asian Games record score of 240.7 while Abhishek Verma won the bronze with a score of 219.3.
India has now won 5 medals in shooting at the Asian Games 2018 with the addition of these two Gold and Bronze medals in 10m Air Pistol.
Meanwhile, till now India has won seven gold medals in Asian Games 2018.
Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela opened the medal tally with a bronze in 10m Air Rifle while Deepak Kumar won silver in 10m Air Rifle Men event and the 18-year old Lakshay won the silver medal in Men's Trap.
It’s a proud moment for the country as the 16-year-old Chaudhary topped the game after qualifying the round with a score of 586. While Abhishek Verma qualified and ranked 6th position with a score of 580.
India's Sanjeev Rajput wins Silver medal in Men's 50m air rifle( 3 positions) event pic.twitter.com/B1yTPDnV4w
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2018
16-year-old #SaurabhChaudhary brings #TeamIndia its third Gold medal🥇at the #AsianGames2018. Saurabh shot a Games Record of 240.7 in the Finals of Men's 10m Air Pistol event where #AbhishekVerma also added another a Bronze 🥉for the country. #Congratulations boys!#IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/7YXZxQQDTq
— Team India (@ioaindia) August 21, 2018
"Superb show by young Saurabh !! Many many Congratulations. We must pledge support to these young athletes for a sustained period of time irrespective of results. They have the ingredients for Olympic success. Needs persistent support irrespective," the legendary Abhinav Bindra tweeted on Saurabh's achievement.
Superb show by young Saurabh !! Many many Congratulations. We must pledge support to these young athletes for a sustained period of time irrespective of results. They have the ingredients for Olympic success. Needs persistent support irrespective.
— Abhinav Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 21, 2018
Want to know the medal tally of each country? Don't forget to download the 18th Asian Games Official App for live updates and news.
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 21, 2018
Here are the medal updates as of this morning!#AsianGames #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia pic.twitter.com/uVMQ86R7zG
At the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Abhishek Verma also impressed everyone with his show in the national trials and won the mixed gold with Yashaswini Deswal.
Well, it’s must be a lucky year for Saurabh Chaudhary as he becomes the youngest player to set a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
Also Read: Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary, 16-year-old shooter won India’s first shooting gold
First published: 21 August 2018, 13:07 IST
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