It was a case of youth versus experience for India in the men's final of the trap shooting event at the Asian Games in Palembang yesterday as teenager Lakshay Sheoran, 19, was up against veteran Manavjit Singh Sandhu, 41, among other finalists, in the summit clash. And eventually, youth prevailed as Lakshay won the silver medal having shot 39 out of 45, while Taipei's Kunpi Yang won gold (48) and Korea's Daemyeong Ahn took bronze with a score of 30.

Interestingly, Manavjit had topped the qualification, so Lakshay was always playing catch up thereafter, and it's this fightback from the youngster that has impressed national shotgun coach and former India trap shooter Mansher Singh. "This one went down to the wire — even the qualification was tough — and Lakshay is only in the initial phase of his first year in the senior shooting scene. "So, for him to shoot under so much pressure at such a big stage like the Asian Games, is a brilliant effort. The boy shot like a pro," a jubilant Mansher told mid-day here yesterday.