Indian shooters made their mark on the third day of the 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games with 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary clinching the Gold in the 10m Air Pistol event while his compatriot Abhishek Verma bagged the bronze in the same event.
#BREAKING | #AsianGames : 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary clinches gold, Abhishek Verma bags bronze in Men's 10m Air Pistol event. This is India's third gold and the first in shooting. pic.twitter.com/geQZRWfkgM
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On the other hand, Sanjeev Rajput finished second to win the Silver in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position event in shooting. China’s Hui Zicheng won the Gold in the event.
#BREAKING | #AsianGames : Sanjeev Rajput bags Silver in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Position event in shooting. China's Hui Zicheng won the Gold in the event. pic.twitter.com/y4VJAo8TaJ
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India also won another historic medal, a bronze in sepaktakraw, after the Indian men’s team lost to Thailand in the regu semifinal.
#Sepaktakraw at #AsianGames2018#TeamIndia secured a Bronze medal even though they lost their Men's Team Regu Semi-finals against Thailand 0-2. With this win, India has amassed a total of 9 medals and is placed 6th! #GreatEffort by the team. #Congratulations 🇮🇳👏#IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/y1VUVKdCmg
— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 21, 2018
India are currently (till the filing of the report at 3:25pm) 6th in the medal tally with nine medals (3 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronze medals).
Wrestler Divya Kakran went down 11-1 to Mongolia’s Sharkhuu Tumentsetseg in the women’s freestyle 68-kg-weight quarterfinal clash. She, however, is in contention for a bronze medal through repechage.
In the men’s doubles tennis event, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan entered the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-1 straight sets win over Thailand’s N Kadchapanan and Trongcharoenchaik.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other political leaders and Bollywood celebrities took to the social media to congratulate the medal winners.
16-year old Saurabh Chaudhary illustrates the potential and prowess our youth is blessed with. This exceptional youngster brings home a Gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the @asiangames2018. Congratulations to him! #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/FHmF6TM8tK
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2018
Congratulations to Abhishek Verma on winning his first medal at the @asiangames2018. India is proud of Abhishek for the Bronze in the 10m Air Pistol event. #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/aiJvwe7HdW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2018
Kudos to @SanjeevRajput1 for the Silver Medal in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position at the @asiangames2018. You would be happy to know that Sanjeev has been making India proud since the 2006 Asian Games. His consistency and commitment are admirable. pic.twitter.com/Rv0gz0Yk5M
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2018
