Indian shooters Palak and Esha Singh won the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women’s 10m air pistol individual event at the 19th Asian Games, here on Friday.
The 17-year-old Palak set a new Asian Games record winning score of 241.2, while Esha, who is 18 years old, achieved a score of 239.7. Earlier in the day, the pair was part of the women’s 10m air pistol team that secured a silver medal.
This was Esha’s fourth medal at the continental event as she claimed a silver medal in the women’s individual 25m pistol event. Additionally, she joined forces with Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan to clinch the gold medal in the women’s 25m pistol team event.
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Earlier, the Indian women’s 25m pistol team clinched the gold medal, while the 50m rifle 3-position women’s team bagged silver at the 19th Asian Games, here on Wednesday.
In the 25m pistol team event, the formidable trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan scored a total of 1759 after the precision and rapid rounds, beating China and the Republic of Korea to claim the top stop on the podium.
In the 50m rifle team event, a team of Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, and Manini Kaushik finished with a score of 1764 in the final at the Asian Games 2023 to win the silver medal.
China shot gold while the Republic of Korea settled for bronze. Earlier, Sift shot a total of 594 points to finish second in the individual qualification while Ashi finished sixth in the same to qualify for the women’s 50m rifle 3-position final.
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