Asian Games: India Clinch Silver in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event Sports News

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India have so far won six gold, eight silver and five bronze at the Asian Games, their best-ever showing in the continental showpiece. The Indian pair was beaten to the gold medal by world champion marksman Zhang Bowen and compatriot Jiang Ranxin, who emerged victors in the shoot-off for the top podium finish. Birthday boy Sarabjot Singh teamed up with Divya TS to clinch the silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event of the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. Divya TS and Sarabjot Singh finished with a silver in a close 10m air pistol mixed team final against China to take India’s shooting tally to 19 medals at the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday. In the mixed team 10m air pistol event, the top-six teams in qualification enter the medal round but only the No.1 and No.2 placed teams play the shoot-off for gold, while teams placed between No.3 and No.6 compete for two bronze medals.

But the experienced Chinese shooters rallied from thereon to equalise at 11-all and again at 14-all before Ranxin came up with a superb 10.7 and Bowen 10.3 giving no chance for the Indians to match up to the score. The Indian pair had finished on top of the qualification round with a total score of 577 of which Sarabjot contributed 291 and Divya got 286. The top teams in the qualification round fight for the gold medal while the next four fight for bronze. Indian pistol shooters endured a tough day at the ISSF World Cup final on Thursday as Divya TS finished seventh in the final of the women’s 10m air pistol event. The Indian pair who had finished fifth in two earlier World Cup stages in Cairo and Bhopal respectively, broke through with a fine 581 to top the 55-team qualification, assuring them of a medal and a spot in the gold medal match. Up against Serbian legends Damir Mikec and Zorana Arunovic, the Indians held their own to pull off a close win.

  • Divya shot a score of 576 in the 60-shot qualification round, which placed her sixth in the field comprising 14 competitors.

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  • China, however, made a comeback as the third series was a tie and they won the fourth to make it 5-3.

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  • Divya scored 576 in the 60-shot qualification round, which placed her sixth among the 14 participants.

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  • In the mixed team 10m air pistol event, only the top two teams from the qualification round advance to the shoot-off for the gold medal, while the teams ranked from No. 3 to No. 6 compete for two bronze medals.

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  • But the experienced Chinese shooters rallied from thereon to equalise at 11-all and again at 14-all before Ranxin came up with a superb 10.7 and Bowen 10.3 giving no chance for the Indians to match up to the score.

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  • China are way ahead on 216 points, followed by Kazakhstan (203) and South Korea (200).

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The Indian shooter could not overcome a sluggish start which saw her drop to the seventh place after the first 10 shots, bowing out after the 14th in the same position with a score of 137.8. Earlier in 2021, he won the gold in both the individual and team events of the World Championships. In men’s air pistol, the lone Indian entrant, Sarabjot Singh shot 581 and missed the final by one point. Earlier in the qualification, the Indian pair topped the field with a combined score of 577. Sarabjot shot 291 with his series reading 99, 96, and 96 while Divya shot 286 with scores of 94,96, and 96. In a thrilling final, the Chinese pair defeated the Indian team coming back from behind to claim the gold medal.

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Birthday boy Sarabjot and Divya got silver after losing the final to Bowen Zhang and Ranxin Jiang of China, who took the gold medal. The nail-biting contest went down to the last series, which China won to take the top prize with a score of 16-14. description India started the finals with a flourish and were leading 11-7 till the ninth series of shots.

That is when world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, Bowen Zhang came to the fore. He shot a 10.7 in the last series to clinch it for China while Divya and Sarabjot shot 10.5 and 9.9 respectively. Earlier, In the two bronze medal matches of the same event, South Korea and Iran prevailed over Japan and Pakistan respectively. Esha, who won four medals at the recent Asian Games, shot 571 to finish 13th overall. India has so far won six gold, eight silver and five bronze at the Asian Games, their best-ever showing in the continental showpiece. With the 15th winner takes all series on the line, Sarabjot came up with the goods to fire a 10.6 while Divya backed him up with a 9.9.

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As India continues to shine in shooting on the Asian Games stage, Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS’s impressive silver medal performance is a testament to the nation’s growing prowess in this sport. In the battle for bronze, the South Korean pair of Lee Wonho and Kim Bomi secured a 16-8 victory over the Japanese duo of Morikawa Seiji and Yamada Satoko. Meanwhile, Iranian shooters Amir Joharikhou and Haniyeh Rostamiyan claimed the second bronze by defeating the Pakistani pair of Joseph Gulfam and Talat Kishmala with a score of 16-14. The Indian duo displayed exceptional skills throughout the competition, narrowly missing out on the gold medal, which went to world champion marksman Zhang Bowen and his compatriot Jiang Ranxin. The gold was decided in a tense shoot-off, with Zhang and Jiang emerging victorious with a score of 16-14. “Sarabjot used to practice at the school before he joined training under coach Abhishek Rana at his academy in Ambala.

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Wins Gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event

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Manisha Keer (66) was 12th, while Rajeshwari Kumari came up with a dismal performance to log a measly 65 and be placed a lowly 16th. “When Sarabjot came to train at the academy in 2016, he had strong basics and had shown keen interest in practise. It was his willpower that made him achieve success at the international level,” said coach Rana, who now runs the Abhishek Rana Shooting Academy.

India were in a solid position at 7-3 when both Chinese shooters shot in the 9s and their coach called for a timeout. The break in momentum worked as the Indians shot in the 9s and China then levelled the final 7-7 to put the Indians under pressure. “I practise belly breathing, before the match and after.” Divya, who won her second silver medal, was pleased with her performance. Earlier in the qualification the duo achieved an aggregate score of 577 and finished at the top spot. Their impressive performance helped them ahead of their Chinese counterparts, who scored 576 points in the same round.

It was a nervy start for both the teams but India got the early lead by winning the first two series to take a 4-0 lead. China, however, made a comeback as the third series was a tie and they won the fourth to make it 5-3. In the very important fifth series, Divya and Sarabjot shot over 10s while the Chinese faltered, forcing their coach to call for a time-out with India leading 7-3. India faltered in the men’s 10m air pistol as Sarabjot Singh finished ninth with a score of 581 and missed out on qualification despite being in contention for the major part of the event. In the final, the Indian shooter could not overcome a sluggish start which saw her drop to the seventh place after the first 10 shots, bowing out after the 14th in the same position with a score of 137.8. Divya scored 576 in the 60-shot qualification round, which placed her sixth among the 14 participants.