In what has been a dominating day for India in shooting, Aishwary Pratap Singh added one more medal to the nation’s tally at the Asian Games. The 23-year old won the silver medal in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 positions individual events. However it was heartbreak for his compatriot Swapnil Kusale, who fell just short of the podium by finishing fourth in the final.
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This is India’s 18th medal in shooting at Hangzhou Games. Aishwary Pratap Singh has also now won a total of four medals in this edition. Earlier in the day he won the gold in the team event in the 50m Rifle 3 positions along with Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran. With a score of 1769 points, the trio ended up in the first place.
Aishwary also has a bronze in 25m rifle and a gold in the team event of the same. On Friday in the final, he started off on a poor note in the kneeling position. He recorded 48.8 in series 1. However he made a comeback in the subsequent series.
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He was trailing his teammate Swapnil Kusale until the elimination rounds. Kusale, who was on track for gold made an error in his first single-standing elimination shot that made him slip to fourth position.
Tomar meanwhile was consistent in the standing position shooting 10.6, 10.4, 10-5 and 10.3 to seal the second spot. China’s Linshu Du bagged the gold medal with a Games record score of 460.6.
