Olympian Esha Singh continued her fine form by clinching the women’s individual 10m air pistol gold on the opening day of the Asian Championship, scoring 239.8 in the final. World champion Samrat Rana added to India’s tally with a bronze in the men’s 10m air pistol event
Esha Singh with her gold medal. Pic/Esha’s Instagram; (right) Samrat Rana with his bronze medal. Pic/NRAI’s X account
Olympian Esha Singh carried her excellent form from last year into the new season, clinching the women’s individual 10m air pistol gold and helping the home team to another top-podium finish, even as world champion Samrat Rana settled for bronze on the opening day of the Asian Championship (pistol/rifle) here on Wednesday.
Esha, 21, came from behind to score 239.8 in the final, fending off challenges from two Chinese Taipei shooters — Cheng Yen-Ching (235.4, silver) and Yu Ai-Wen (217.7, bronze). Meanwhile, Samrat bagged bronze (220.3) in the men’s 10m air pistol to finish behind Vladimir Svechnikov of Uzbekistan (242.0, gold) and Kazakhstan’s Valeriy Rakhimzhan (241.0, silver).
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