India
added five medals on Wednesday to take its tally to 15 at the ongoing Asian
Games 2018.
Shooter
Rahi Sarnobat clinched a historic gold medal in 25m air pistol finals, while
four bronze medals came in wushu.
With
yellow metal in shooting, Rahi became the first Indian female shooter to do so
at the Asian Games.
The
27-year-old held her nerve to pip Thailand's Naphaswan Yangpaiboon in a
heart-stopping contest after both were tied at 34 points following 10 series of
five shots each, taking it to a shoot-off.
Both found the target four times in the shoot-off, leading to
another shoot-off where Rahi shot three and the Thai two, ensuring a historic
gold for the Kohlapur-born shooter. The bronze went to
South Korea's Kim Minjung.
It
was a great for Manu Bhaker as she cracked under pressure to finish sixth in
the finals. The 16-year-old had a remarkable morning as she had shot 593 to equal
the Games qualification record. Rahi had sneaked into the finals in seventh
place, shooting 580.
In
the women's Rifle 3 Positions event, Anjum Moudgil and Gayathri Nithyanandam
failed to qualify for the final.
FOUR
MEDALS IN WUSHU
All
the four Indian wushu players lost their semi-final bouts to settle for
bronze medals but ensured that the country produced its best-ever
performance at the Games.
Source
: India Today
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