The trio Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh and Ashi Chouksey won silver in the 10m air rifle.
The trio of Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh and Ashi Chouksey on Sunday opened India’s medal tally by securing the silver medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle team event at the ongoing 19th Asian Games.
The trio of Ghosh, Ramita and Ashi Chouksey finished second in the 10 M Air Rifle Team event. Mehuli and Ramita finished second and fifth respectively to qualify for the final of the individual event. Ashi (623.3) finished 29th.
The trio of Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh and Ashi Chouksey claimed silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the end of the qualifying round with a total score of 1886. China won gold with 1896.6, while Mongolia took bronze with 1880.
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Ramita (631.9) – 2nd, Mehuli – (630.8) – 5th, qualify for the individual final. China’s Han Jiayu sets a new Asian qualifying record with a score of 634.1, 0.1 better than the previous mark set by her compatriot Zhao Ruozhu in New Delhi in 2019.
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First print: September 24, 2023 | 8:20 am IST