India Showing Strong Momentum in Asian Games, Tallies 15 Medals

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, and Akhil Sheoran won gold in the 50-metre Rifle 3Ps men's team event with a world record score at the Hangzhou Asian Games, giving India its seventh gold medal in the event. With a world record score of 1769, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, and Akhil Sheoran won.

The men's 50m rifle 3-positions team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (591), Swapnil Kusale (591) and Akhil Sheoran (587) easily defeated the Chinese challenge with a score of 1769 to take the top podium finish, while the hosts were a clear six points behind with 1763. South Korea finished third with 1748 points. India has won 15 medals at the shooting range so far, with 5 Golds.

This is the second gold for Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar. Team India's shooting trio, Divyansh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, had on September 25th clinched gold in the men's 10 m air rifle team shooting event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou with a world record score of 1893.7.

Continuing India's strong shooting performance, Esha Singh, Palak, and Divya Subbaraju won silver in the women's 10 m air rifle pistol team final at the ongoing Asian Games on Friday. Esha Singh, Palak, and Divya Subbaraju won silver with a total of 1731 points, falling just five points short of gold, which was won by China with 1736 points. With 1,723 points, Chinese Taipei won the bronze medal.

Earlier in the day, Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema won a gold medal for India in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games.