Indian shooters made a clean sweep of gold medals in 10m Air Rifle event of the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei.
Divyansh (centre) won the individual gold in 10m Air Rifle event
New Delhi:
Divyansh shot 249.7 to Kim’s 247.4 for silver and Shin’s 225.5 for bronze. He shot 628.2 to top the qualification and led two other Indians, Ravi Kumar (626.3) and Deepak Kumar (626.2), on his way to the eight-man final. In the final, Divyansh led from the start to shut out the challenge from the Koreans.
The Indian trio clinched the Team gold, with a total of 1880.7. In the women’s final, Elavenil also led from the front to shoot a score of 250.5. Host Taipei’s Lin Ying-Shin won silver with 250.2, while Park Sunmin of Korea bagged bronze with a score of 229.1.
The Indian women’s team of Elavenil, Apurvi, and Meghana claimed the top spot with a combined total of 1878.6. Taipei was second with 1872.5. The competition concludes on Monday with the junior events in the 10m Air Rifle.
India has won 12 out of 14 gold medals so far and its overall tally stands at 12 gold, four silver and two bronze medals. On the fifth day of the competition, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the 10m Air Rifle men’s and women’s individual gold respectively. They also combined with teammates to win two Team gold medals and ensured a clean sweep.
Divyansh shot 249.7 to Kim’s 247.4 for silver and Shin’s 225.5 for bronze. He shot 628.2 to top the qualification and led two other Indians, Ravi Kumar (626.3) and Deepak Kumar (626.2), on his way to the eight-man final. In the final, Divyansh led from the start to shut out the challenge from the Koreans.
The Indian trio clinched the Team gold, with a total of 1880.7. In the women’s final, Elavenil also led from the front to shoot a score of 250.5. Host Taipei’s Lin Ying-Shin won silver with 250.2, while Park Sunmin of Korea bagged bronze with a score of 229.1.
The Indian women’s team of Elavenil, Apurvi, and Meghana claimed the top spot with a combined total of 1878.6. Taipei was second with 1872.5. The competition concludes on Monday with the junior events in the 10m Air Rifle.