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Asian Airgun Championships: Gold galore for India

Indian pair of Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary clinch gold in mixed shooting event; set junior world record

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India shooter Manu Bhaker

India shooter Manu Bhaker

Teen shooting sensations Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary shattered the junior world record on their way to winning the 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal in the 11th Asian Airgun Championships here yesterday.

On the concluding day of the tournament, the Indians got the better of the Chinese pairing of Wang Xiaoyu and Hong Shuqi in the final. India's junior shooting squad thus ended the championship with a tally of 11 medals, including four gold. Youth Olympic Games champions Manu and Saurabh finished with a score of 485.4 in the final, well ahead of the Chinese who managed 477.9.

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