India added their third medal in shooting on Monday with the 25m rapid-fire team comprising Adarsh Singh, Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu taking the third spot with an aggregate score of 1718 after a tie with Indonesia to claim bronze.
China took the gold with a score of 1765, while South Korea bagged silver, aggregating 1734.
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Earlier, A confident Indian 10m air rifle team led by teenage world champion Rudrankksh Patil gave the country its first gold medal at the continental Games, securing the top place on the podium with a world record score on Monday.
The trio of Rudrankksh, Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar and Aishwary aggregated 1893.7 in the qualification round to beat back the challenge of the shooting powerhouse China and South Korea on way to the 10m air rifle team gold.
They were unbeatable on way to team gold with Rudrankksh, true to his form, shooting superb series of 104.8, 106.1, 103.8, 105.5 106.7 and 105.6. Aishwary had a series of 104.1, 105.5, 105.3, 105.7, 105.7 and 105.3 in qualification.
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Rudrankksh’s father, Balasahab Patil, told PTI following his son’s exploits, “My son was determined to give his best at the Games. He has great confidence in his abilities and before leaving for Hangzhou, Rudrankksh said he would aim to bring the first gold for the country.
“He had ironed out all the minor issues in his shooting before leaving for Hangzhou. He trained extremely hard in these last two months.”
Rudrankksh was not included in the ISSF World Championship-bound squad to Baku by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) as the federation wanted to maximise the country’s chances of bagging more Paris Olympic quota places for the country by sending other marksmen.
The teenager has already clinched an Olympic quota place for the country by virtue of winning the World Championships gold in Cairo last year.
With PTI Inputs
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