Asian Games 2023: Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Win Bronze, Add Fifth Medal in Shooting

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Hangzhou, September 25: The Indian shooting trio of Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu and Adarsh Singh secured a bronze medal in the 25m rapid-fire pistol team men's event at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Monday (September 25).

With a score of 1718, the Indian trio managed to get its hands on a bronze medal. The gold medal was bagged by China (1765 points) and South Korea took home the silver with 1734 points.

In individual event, Vijayveer, who was the lone Indian to qualify for the final, missed out on a medal as he finished fourth with a score of 21 as two Chinese shooters and one Kazakhstan shooter bagged the medals.

Vijayveer had finished sixth in qualifying and progressed to the individual final, which was scheduled for later in the day at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre in Hangzhou. Anish and Adarsh Singh missed out on qualifying for the final, having finished 22nd and 14th respectively.

The bronze in the 25m rapid-fire pistol team event is India's fifth medal in shooting at the Asian Games 2023. Earlier, the men's 10m air rifle team bagged gold and the women's 10m air rifle team won silver. Plus, Ramita and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar bagged individual bronze.

Earlier on Monday (September 25), Tomar secured a bronze medal in the men's 10 m air rifle individual final after he finished in third position with a total of 228.8 points. The gold medal went to Lihao Sheng of China (253.3 points) while the silver medal was secured by South Korea's Hajun Park (251.3 points).

Interestingly, Aishwary beat his compatriot Rudrranksh Patil in the shoot-off for bronze. The latter finished with 208.7 points at the fourth spot. This was India's fourth medal in shooting at Hangzhou.

Also today, Team India's shooting trio, Divyansh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwary Tomar, clinched gold in the Men's 10 m air rifle team shooting event. Their impressive score of 1893.7 not only secured the top spot but also shattered China's world record of 1893.3 points set in August 2023.

The silver medal was bagged by South Korea, with a total of 1890.1 points. China fell way behind to secure the bronze with 1888.2 points. This was India's first gold in the Asian Games Hangzhou.

India so far has won ten medals at the ongoing Asian Games, consisting of one gold, three silver, and six bronze. Among the ten medals, five each have come in shooting and rowing so far.

The shooting events at the Asian Games Hangzhou will be conducted from September 24 to October 1. A total of 33 medal events will be taking place across rifle, pistol and shotgun categories at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre.