Indian Shooters Bring Four Gold Medals Home

New Delhi: Indian shooters dominated the Asian Airgun Championships in Daegu, South Korea, by winning gold medals in all four team events yesterday, November 13. India has so far won 10 gold medals in this competition.

The trio of Arjun Babuta, Kiran Ankush Jadhav, and Rudrank Balasaheb Patil started the day with a gold medal, beating Kazakhstan 17-11 in the final of the men’s 10-meter air rifle event.

In the women’s category, the Indian shooting team of Mehuli Ghosh, Elavenil Valarivan, and Meghna Sajjanar beat hosts Korea 16-10 in the finals.

In junior men’s, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Srikartik Sabri Raj Ravi Shankar, and Vidit Jain defeated hosts Korea by a margin of 16-10 in the finals.

In the women’s category, the Indian junior women’s team of Tilottama Sen, Ramita, and Nancy beat South Korea 16-2 to win another gold in the continental event.