Bhubaneswar: After the historic team equestrian dressage gold, Sift Kaur Samra smashed world record, asian record and games record with a score of 469.6 to secure a top-of-the-podium finish in the 50m Rifle 3 positions women’s individual event on the fourth day of Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Wednesday.
Another Indian shooter, Ashi Chouksey, finished third in the event.
Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey along with Manini Kaushik had earlier won silver in the 50m rifle 3 positions women’s team event with a score of 1764.
Prior to this, Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan had set the medal tally ringing by bagging gold in women’s 25m pistol team event. Two shooters also made to the individual final of the same event. Manu Bhaker qualified first, Esha Singh finished fifth and Rhythm Sangwan finished seventh.
These wins have taken India’s medal tally to 18 at the Asian Games 2023. The Indian contingent has bagged five gold, five silver and eight bronze medals, so far, at Hangzhou. Besides equestrian dressage team gold medal, India had won a silver and a bronze medal in sailing on Tuesday.
The Indian women’s hockey team, which won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, begin their Hangzhou campaign today.
