India’s 50m Rifle 3Ps men’s team of Aishwary Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran clinched the gold medal in the team event with a new world record at the ongoing Asian Games on Friday. This is India’s 15th medal and 7th gold in shooting for India at the Asian Games 2023.
India achieved a remarkable score of 1769, surpassing the USA’s previous record set in Peru last year by eight points. China secured the silver medal with a score of 1763, while the Republic of Korea earned the bronze with a score of 1748. Swapnil and Aishwary both notched up identical scores of 591 in the qualification event, securing the top two spots and earning their places in the upcoming final scheduled for later in the day. Notably, their stellar performances also established new records for the qualification stage in both the Asian Games and Asian shooting records.India’s dream run in the shooting arena at the continental showpiece has so far yielded a record 15 medals, five of which are gold, and the success story is likely to continue in the coming days.Swapnil, a medal contender at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris, was on fire, smashing the qualification Asian and Asian Games records on his way to a superb 591.Not to be outdone, Aishwary shot an identical score to Swapnil, but entered the finals and finished second due to fewer shots closer to the bullseye (inner-10s). Swapnil had 33 ‘inner-10s’, while Aishwary had 27
