Asian Games 2023: Kynan Darius Chenai Follows Team Gold With Individual Bronze In Men's Trap Event

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Hanzhou, October 1: Kynan Darius Chenai followed up on the men's trap team gold with an individual bronze, taking India's shooting medal tally to 22 at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Sundy (October 1).

Chenai, who qualified for the individual final with a world record-breaking qualification total of 122, had to settle for third place with a total of 32 from 40 shots in the final. China's Qi Ying edged Kuwait's Talal Al Rashidi to gold with a total of 46 from 50 shots.

Zoravar Singh Sandhu, the other Indian shooter in the individual final, finished in 5th place with a total of 23 shots from 30. Sandhu, however, will take pride from the team gold.

Chenai's bronze was the final medal for Indian shooting contingent in Hangzhou. This is India's 22nd medal in shooting, completing their best-ever run in the sport at the Asian Games.

Earlier on Sunday (October 1), Sandhu and Chenai clinched the team gold shooting alongside Prithviraj Tondaiman with a total of 361 points, which also set a new Asian Games record, toppling the previous record by Kuwait from 1994.

Kuwait captured the silver medal with 359 points, falling short of gold. With 354 points, China walked away with the bronze. This was India's seventh gold medal in shooting.

Meanwhile, the women's trap team of Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak, and Rajeshwari Kumari too added a silver in the team event, but missed out on the podium in the individual event with Keer the lone qualifier finishing last.

Earlier on Saturday (September 30), the Indian shooting duo of Sarabjot Singh and Divya Subbaraju secured a silver medal in the mixed 10m air pistol team event with a total of 14 points, falling just two points of gold to China, who secured a total of 16 points.

Away from the shooting arena, golfer Aditi Ashok added a historic silver medal in women's golf to take India's medal tally at the Asian Games to 42 medals, with 11 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze medals.